Kid Athletes

Written by David Stabler · Illustrated by Doogie Horner

Part of the Kid Legends series

Discover the childhood challenges of future sports legends.

4.3 Goodreads · 388 ratings

208 pages· 23,351 words· Est. 2.5 hour read· 960L

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Bookroo's summary

Before they were champions, Tiger Woods, Gabby Douglas, and others faced everyday kid problems. From Babe Ruth's reform school days to Danica Patrick defying bullies, explore the surprising stories of young athletes overcoming obstacles. What challenges did they conquer on their path to greatness?

From the publisher

Hilarious childhood biographies and full-color illustrations show how Tiger Woods, Gabby Douglas, Bruce Lee, Billie Jean King, and other budding sports champions faced kid-sized challenges growing up. Forget the gold medals, the championships, and the undefeated seasons. When all-star athletes were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Baseball legend Babe Ruth was such a troublemaker, his family sent him to reform school. Race car champion Danica Patrick fended off bullies who told her “girls can’t drive.” And football superstar Peyton Manning was forced to dance the tango in his school play. Kid Athletes tells all of their stories and more with full-color cartoon illustrations on every page. Other subjects include Billie Jean King, Jackie Robinson, Yao Ming, Gabby Douglas, Tiger Woods, Julie Krone, Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali, Bobby Orr, Lionel Messi, and more!

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