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Kid Olympians, summer : true tales of childhood from champions and game changers / stories by Robin Stevenson ; illustrations by Allison Steinfeld.

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Record Number 907449
ISBN 9781683693710 (hardback)
Author Stevenson, Robin, 1968- author.
Title Kid Olympians, summer : true tales of childhood from champions and game changers / stories by Robin Stevenson ; illustrations by Allison Steinfeld.
Publisher/Date Philadelphia, PA : Quirk Books, [2024]
©2024
Pagination etc. 239 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm.
Series Kid legends
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-230) and index.
Contents note Jesse Owens : fighting the wind -- Wilma Rudolph : the feeling of freedom -- Usain Bolt : the fastest kid in Jamaica -- Tatyana McFadden : the world's fastest woman -- Dick Fosbury : daring to be different -- Nadia Comăneci : dreaming of somersaults -- Serena Williams : unstoppable -- Ibtihaj Muhammad : stronger than you think -- Gertrude Ederle : queen of the waves -- Michael Phelps : the boy who couldn't sit still -- Ellie Simmonds : wanting to win -- Yusra Mardini : a team that defies borders -- Tommie Smith : something to say -- Megan Rapinoe : everybody's responsibility -- Simone Biles : and still I rise -- Naomi Osaka : a call to action.
Summary Note "Childhood biographies of sixteen athletes who have competed in the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games"--
Target audience note Ages 9-12. Quirk Books.
Subject Olympic athletes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Child athletes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Biographies.
Added Author Steinfeld, Allison illustrator.
Shelf Location J 796.0922 STEV
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