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A review by jbuwalda
The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee by Julie Leung
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee (2021) was written by Julie Leung and illustrated by Julie Kwon. It would be a great read-aloud for lower and middle elementary students. Hazel Ying Lee was the first Chinese American woman to fly for the United States military, and this book documents her journey of accomplishing her dream of becoming a pilot. She faced discrimination both because she was a woman and because she was Asian American, but after her death, her family fought to see her honored as the hero she was.
This book could be used in many ways in the classroom: as a mentor text for writing biographies, as an example of identifying characters' emotion in the illustrations, or as an informational text about World War II and people who accomplish great things in spite of immense challenges. Readers will be drawn in by this eventful and emotional true story.
This book could be used in many ways in the classroom: as a mentor text for writing biographies, as an example of identifying characters' emotion in the illustrations, or as an informational text about World War II and people who accomplish great things in spite of immense challenges. Readers will be drawn in by this eventful and emotional true story.