{"product_id":"taaroas-light-paperback","title":"Ta'Aroa's Light - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStoeppelmann Janet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBegay Nicole\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eRon Oster\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTa'aroa's Light is based on the true story of UTA Flight 589 that occurred in 1985. It is appropriate for any age child. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the early morning darkness, a UTA French Airlines DC 10 pilot, in route from Los Angeles to Tahiti, was informed just after the halfway point in the flight over the Pacific, that an onboard bomb was timed to explode before the flight could land at its destination in Tahiti. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The story is told from the point of view of a ten-year-old girl named Jillian who is flying with her family. Since she has trouble sleeping on airplanes, she witnesses the event unfold while her family sleeps. The heroic pilot remembers a runway built on the French Polynesian atoll of Rangiroa, the second largest coral atoll in the world, located 190 miles from Tahiti in the Tuamotu archipelago of French Polynesia. The runway is perfect except for a few minor details: there is no control tower, no electricity, and, therefore, no runway landing lights. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This is an inspirational story based on the heroism of a pilot and the altruism of a small French Polynesian village, resulting in a child overcoming her fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 62\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42094772256903,"sku":"9781732155541","price":12.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8ce0895858a1b63e46dbf3d8783a9ffd.webp?v=1732324430","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/taaroas-light-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}