Kid Olympians. true tales of childhood from champions and game changers / Summer :
Stevenson, Robin, 1968-
Kid Olympians. true tales of childhood from champions and game changers / Summer : stories by Robin Stevenson ; illustrations by Allison Steinfeld. - 239 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm. - Kid legends . - Kid legends. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-230) and index.
Part 1. Racing ahead. 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 -- Part 2. Making history. Dick Fosbury : daring to be different -- Nadia Comăneci : dreaming of somersaults -- Serena Williams : unstoppable -- Ibtihaj Muhammad : stronger than you think -- Part 3. Swimming into summer. 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 -- Part 4. Speaking out. 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 Quirk Books.
9781683693710 $14.99 168369371X 9781683693727 1683693728
2023022089
Olympic athletes--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Child athletes--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Athletes--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Kid Olympians. true tales of childhood from champions and game changers / Summer : stories by Robin Stevenson ; illustrations by Allison Steinfeld. - 239 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm. - Kid legends . - Kid legends. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-230) and index.
Part 1. Racing ahead. 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 -- Part 2. Making history. Dick Fosbury : daring to be different -- Nadia Comăneci : dreaming of somersaults -- Serena Williams : unstoppable -- Ibtihaj Muhammad : stronger than you think -- Part 3. Swimming into summer. 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 -- Part 4. Speaking out. 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 Quirk Books.
9781683693710 $14.99 168369371X 9781683693727 1683693728
2023022089
Olympic athletes--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Child athletes--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Athletes--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.