Wilma Rudolph
$21.09
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2019
Summary
Wilma was born into a family with 22 brothers and sisters, in the segregated southern states of America. She contracted polio in her early years and her doctors said she would never walk again. But Wilma persisted with treatment, and she recovered her strength by the age of 12. At school, Wilma showed a talent for basketball and sprinting, earning the nickname ‘Skeeter’ (mosquito) as she ran so fast. Wilma was in college when she went to the 1960 Olympics. She not only won gold in sprint even…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786037503 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1786037505 |
| Author: | Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Amelia Flower |
| Publisher: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 336g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 195mm |
| Series: | Little People, BIG DREAMS |
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About The Author
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Isabel Sanchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s books. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture.
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