Kid Olympians, summer : true tales of childhood from champions and game changers
(2024)

Nonfiction

Book

Series:
Call Numbers:
J/796.092/STEVENSON,R

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' Nonfiction J/796.092/STEVENSON,R Available
Kids' Nonfiction J/796.092/STEVENSON,R Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Philadelphia : Quirk Books, 2024
DESCRIPTION

240 pages ; 21 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781683693710, 168369371X :, 168369371X, 9781683693710
LANGUAGE
English
SERIES
NOTES

Jesse Owens : fighting the wind -- Wilma Rudolph : the feeling of freedom -- Usain Bolt : the fastest kid in Jamaica -- Tatyana McFadden : the world's fastest woman -- Dick Fosbury : daring to be different -- Nadia Comăneci : dreaming of somersaults -- Serena Williams : unstoppable -- Ibtihaj Muhammad : stronger than you think -- Gertrude Ederle : queen of the waves -- Michael Phelps : the boy who couldn't sit still -- Ellie Simmonds : wanting to win -- Yusra Mardini : a team that defies borders -- Tommie Smith : something to say -- Megan Rapinoe : everybody's responsibility -- Simone Biles : and still I rise -- Naomi Osaka : a call to action

"Childhood biographies of sixteen athletes who have competed in the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games"--

Ages 9-12

1050L

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