The Dallas Arboretum unveiled its most recent famous American sculpture - Amelia Earhart. Lori’s 8 year old granddaughter recited a poem at her school about Earhart so when Lori saw this last week she sent it to me. Earhart’s plane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 while she was trying to be the first woman to fly around the world solo. Little girls here love her story, she set many aviation records and lived an incredible life.
Lori’s son wrote the poem for his daughter to recite. 😊
“ I’ll tell you about a girl who is very smart
when she was only 7 she got an early start
she built a rollercoater on her roof with a cart
some of you may know Amelia Earhart
When Amelia was 10, she went to the fair
it was the first time she saw a plane in the air
When Amelia was 20 she finally flew up there
rode her first plane and felt the wind in her hair
Amelia set out to be all she could be
She broke many records and flew at top speed
On her flight around the world she was lost at sea
She called on the radio, “Can you hear me?”
Sadly to say, Amelia was not saved
Some people still look for her plane in the waves
She inspired so many by the way she behaved
one thing is for certain, Amelia Earhart was brave!”
