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Who is Nathan Chen? / by Joseph Liu ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who is-- ? | Who HQ NOWPublisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 49 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593661000
  • 0593661001
  • 9780593661017
  • 059366101X
  • 9781518290978
  • 1518290973
Other title:
  • Who's Nathan Chen?
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Who Is Nathan Chen? -- Born into a family of skaters -- Driving for a dream -- The quad king earns his crown -- Duct-taped skates and a big mistake -- A medal for mom -- Timelines.
Summary: "In 2022, Nathan Chen dazzled the world when he won the gold medal in men's figure skating to Elton John's "Rocket Man" at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Though this was his first Olympic gold, Nathan was not new to big victories. He was already a six-time US national champion and had already won the World Figure Skating Championship three times! Nicknamed the "Quad King," Nathan is known for his thrilling quadruple jumps on the ice and is considered one of the greatest male figure skaters of all time. Learn all about Nathan's life from his childhood hobbies of ballet and gymnastics to his recent graduation from Yale University in this inspiring book for young readers!"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Biography CHEN, N. L783 Available 33111011088677
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography CHEN, N. L783 Available 33111011188238
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Learn about American figure skater Nathan Chen's Olympic journey to gold in this exciting title in the Who HQ Now series featuring newsmakers and trending topics.

In 2022, Nathan Chen dazzled the world when he won the gold medal in men's figure skating to Elton John's "Rocketman" at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Though this was his first Olympic gold, Nathan was not new to big victories. He was already a six-time US national champion and had already won the World Figure Skating Championship three times! Nicknamed the "Quad King," Nathan is known for his thrilling quadruple jumps on the ice and is considered one of the greatest male figure skaters of all time. Learn all about Nathan's life from his childhood hobbies of ballet and gymnastics to his recent graduation from Yale University in this inspiring book for young readers!

"An official WhoHQ book" -- Cover.

"Who HQ : your headquarters for history. Who? What? Where?"--Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-49).

Who Is Nathan Chen? -- Born into a family of skaters -- Driving for a dream -- The quad king earns his crown -- Duct-taped skates and a big mistake -- A medal for mom -- Timelines.

"In 2022, Nathan Chen dazzled the world when he won the gold medal in men's figure skating to Elton John's "Rocket Man" at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Though this was his first Olympic gold, Nathan was not new to big victories. He was already a six-time US national champion and had already won the World Figure Skating Championship three times! Nicknamed the "Quad King," Nathan is known for his thrilling quadruple jumps on the ice and is considered one of the greatest male figure skaters of all time. Learn all about Nathan's life from his childhood hobbies of ballet and gymnastics to his recent graduation from Yale University in this inspiring book for young readers!"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.

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