Amani Wants to Fly

Have confidence in your dreams, ignore the doubters, and never give up.

As a young girl, Amani wants her swing to go higher and higher so she can fly. She loves watching planes take off. She loves to read any and everything about flying.

After a boy tells her that girls can't be pilots, her father takes her to the library and they check out a book about Amelia Earhart. Amani is excited to see girls can fly and wants to be a pilot just like Amelia.

Amani Wants to Fly is an uplifting true story based on a real-life pilot, JoAnna Marmon. People of all ages will love Amani's spunk, hard work, and determination as she studies and trains to be a pilot. Enjoy Barry Mann's clear prose and Meira Ner-David's captivating illustrations as Amani seeks her dream of flying airplanes.