How much do you know about your grandmother? A girl learns about the Women Airforce Service Pilots – nicknamed the ‘WASP’ – who flew during World War II. Grandma explains how she was one of the first women to fly for the United States Army. A story that teaches history, leadership, and courage through intergenerational learning. Written and illustrated by granddaughters of one of the true-life pilots who broke barriers for women in the United States armed forces.
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Randal Harmon grew up in a circle of oak trees in the Maryland woods, where she played in the creek and made friends with all the animals of the forest. One day, when she was old enough, the wise old brown owl took her upon his wings on an adventure around the world. As she traveled, she collected her palette. She took yellow from the sunflower fields in France and grey from London’s cobblestone streets. She took brilliant blue from the waters of the Galapagos Islands, and brown from the sea lions on the sandy pearl beaches. She took green from the lush rainforest in Bali, red from the dragons of Hong Kong, orange from a ripe melon in the Philippines, and lavender from the sunsets of the Australian outback. In Guatemala, she found pink in a beautifully woven hammock, and in Chiapas she took silver as it sparkled off of a waterfall flowing through the dense jungle. After gathering her technicolor collection, she landed peacefully in the New Mexican desert, where her palette was kissed by the warm glow of the southwestern sunshine.
Randal lives at Camp Harmon in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with her hairy husband, a couple of dogs, and a variety of woodland creatures.
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