Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
What's This Book About
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.
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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!
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Kathleen Krull is the award-winning author of many books for children and young adults. She lives in San Diego, CA. Visit Kathleen online at www.kathleenkrull.com.
David Diaz has illustrated numerous award-winning books for children, including Smoky Night by Eve Bunting, for which he was awarded the Caldecott Medal; The Wanderer by Sharon Creech, which received a Newbery Honor; and Diego: Bigger Than Life by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, a Pura Belpré Honor Award winner. An illustrator and graphic designer for more than twenty-five years, he is also a painter and an accomplished ceramic artist. Mr. Diaz lives in Carlsbad, California.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780152020989
- Publication Date
- February 1, 2000
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Page Count
- 44
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 7 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 95-32105
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 43675554
- Lexile® Level
- AD850L
- Scholastic Level
- Q
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~T
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.1
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 13757
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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