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Ages 5–8 · 2019
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2017
Trudy's Big Swim
By Sue Macy, Matt Collins (Illustrator)
A woman challenges the English Channel's treacherous waves to make history.
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36 pages
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Bookroo's summary
In 1926, Gertrude Ederle stands on the French coast, ready to conquer the English Channel's treacherous waters. As she faces the daunting 21-mile swim, the stakes are high: become the first woman to achieve this feat. With each stroke, she battles not just the waves, but societal expectations, aiming to redefine women's roles in sports. Will she triumph against the odds and etch her name in history? Dive into this gripping tale of courage and determination, where every wave brings a new challenge and the promise of a groundbreaking victory.
From the publisher
On the morning of August 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle stood in her bathing suit on the beach at Cape Gris-Nez, France, and faced the churning waves of the English Channel. Twenty-one miles across the perilous waterway, the English coastline beckoned. Lyrical text, stunning illustrations and fascinating back matter put the reader right alongside Ederle in her bid to be the first woman to swim the Channel–and contextualizes her record-smashing victory as a defining moment in sports history. Time line, bibliography, source notes.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 36
- Reading age
- 6–9
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD980L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~6.5
- F&P level
- ~W
Publication
- Published
- February 12, 2019
- First published
- February 28, 2017
- Publisher
- Holiday House
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780823441891
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