Long-Armed Ludy and the First Women's Olympics
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Lucile “Ludy” Godbold was six feet tall and skinnier than a Carolina pine and an exceptional athlete. In her final year on the track team at Winthrop College in South Carolina, Ludy tried the shot put and she made that iron ball sail with her long, skinny arms. But when Ludy qualified for the first Women’s Olympics in 1922, Ludy had no money to go. Thanks to the help of her college and classmates, Ludy traveled to Paris and won the gold medal with more than a foot to spare. Hooray for Ludy! Based on a true story about a little-known athlete and a unique event in women’s sports history.
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Adam Gustavson is the illustrator of more than twenty books for children, as well as numerous periodicals. He holds a master of fine arts degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York, and teaches at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He lives in New Jersey.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781580895460
- Publication Date
- August 8, 2017
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge Publishing
- Page Count
- 32
- Words Per Page
- 44
- Reading Age
- 6 - 9 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2015043920
- Lexile® Level
- 650L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~P
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.1
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 190433
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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