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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 1996
Wilma Unlimited
By Kathleen Krull, David Diaz (Illustrator)
A runner defies polio to win Olympic gold.
44 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Wilma Rudolph, once paralyzed by polio, defies all odds to become a trailblazing Olympic champion. Her journey from a determined child to a record-breaking athlete raises the question: How far can sheer willpower take you?
From the publisher
A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 44
- Reading age
- 4–7
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD850L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
5.8
out of 7
5.8
“What an amazing story! Stories like this are very inspiring. I am very awe struck at her determination to persevere amidst her disease. Many would have succumbed to it and perhaps tried to rest until it healed. Not Wilma. She proved others wrong as she braved the pain and exercised her leg until she could use it as she wanted to. Not only could she walk again, but went to the Olympics!”
Mom of Boys
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.1
- F&P level
- ~T
- Scholastic level
- Q
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 13757
Publication
- Published
- February 1, 2000
- First published
- January 1, 1996
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
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