The greatest : Muhammad Ali / Walter Dean Myers.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Scholastic Focus, 2018Copyright date: ©2001Description: xix, 172 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 1338290142
- 9781338290141
- Muhammad Ali
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Ali, M. M996 | Available | 33111009274974 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An inspiring biography of Muhammad Ali from the legendary Walter Dean Myers, reissued under Scholastic Focus for a new generation.From his childhood in the segregated South to his final fight with Parkinson's disease, Muhammad Ali never backed down. He was banned from boxing during his prime because he refused to fight in Vietnam. He became a symbol of the antiwar movement -- and a defender of civil rights. As "The Greatest," he was a boxer of undeniable talent and courage. He took the world by storm -- only Ali could "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!"Muhammad Ali: Olympic gold medalist, former heavyweight champion, and one of the most influential people of all time.
Includes bibliographical references (page 164) and index.
Cassius Clay: Boxer's dream -- Hard fight -- "The greatest" -- Price of fame -- Muhammad Ali: Championship -- "What is my name?" -- Fighter's exile -- Cruelest sport -- People's champion: Ali vs. Frazier -- Comeback -- Smokin' Joe vs. the legend -- Rumble in the jungle -- Career ends: Ring warrior -- Sting like a bee -- Fight of his life -- Legacy.
An illustrated biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali that addresses his politics, his fight against Parkinson's disease, and boxing's dangers.