The fastest girl on Earth! : meet Kitty O'Neil, daredevil driver! / written by Dean Robbins ; illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593125717
- 0593125711
- 9780593125724
- 059312572X
- O'Neil, Kitty -- Juvenile literature
- Automobile racing drivers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women automobile racing drivers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women stunt performers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Deaf -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- People with disabilities -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Stunt performers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | O'NEIL, K. R632 | Available | Covers are warped. 3/27/23 djw | 33111010561310 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Gear up for this high-powered picture book biography about Kitty O'Neil, the stuntwoman and racecar driver who broke the women's land speed record!
Kitty O'Neil was a force to be reckoned with. She became deaf as a child, and grew up loving sports and action. Kitty jumped, ran, raced, and swam, all while learning to read lips and communicating through sign language. Eventually, Kitty took a job as a stuntwoman, doing the most dangerous job on set and even filming stunts for films like Wonder Woman!
Still, Kitty wanted more thrills. She became a racecar driver and sought to do what no woman had done before. She chose the aptly named Motivator and trained like a true champion. In 1976, Kitty and the Motivator broke the land speed record, racing at over 600 miles per hour! Kitty was a hero to fans everywhere, and proved that she was truly unstoppable.
"Borzoi Book".
A picture book biography follows the life of Kitty O'Neil, the stuntwoman and racecar driver who broke the women's land speed record, becoming a hero to fans everywhere.
Includes bibliographical references.