The Corinthian girl : champion athlete of ancient Olympia / Christina Balit.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Herefordshire : Otter-Barry Books, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 32 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781913074722
- 1913074722
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | 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 Fiction | Historical Events | BALIT, CHRISTIN | Available | 33111010812747 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"It was time for the first race to begin. The crowd gasped as the Corinthian girl exploded from the starting point!" The Corinthian girl has no name...abandoned as a baby, she is now a slave in Athens. But her Master is a famous Olympic champion. He spots the amazing athletic talent of the Corinthian girl, and realizes she could be a star at the Games in Olympia. From dawn till dusk she trains - running, jumping, throwing the javelin and the discus. And one year later she is at the great Olympic stadium for the race of her life. Can the Corinthian girl win the crown and find a name and a home at last? Based on the real-life Heraean Games for women and girls, held at Olympia, this is a thrilling story of one girl's athletic achievement against all the odds.
"Based on the real-life ancient Heraean Games for women and girls, held at Olympia." -- Back cover.
"Set in Ancient Greece, this inspiring story tells of an enslaved girl who became champion in the Heraean Games (the girls' and women's version of the Olympic Games) in the great stadium at Olympia. Born in Corinth, abandoned as a baby, she becomes nameless until her strength and skill are noticed by her owner, a famous athlete. Her spirit and courage take her to victory in the Games, to freedom and to fame."-- Provided by publisher.