Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
Kathleen Krull
(Author)
David Diaz
(Illustrator)
Description
Before Wilma was five years old, polio had paralyzed her left leg. Everyone said she would never walk again. But Wilma refused to believe it. Not only would she walk again, she vowed, she'd run. And she did run--all the way to the Olympics, where she became the first American woman to earn three gold medals in a single olympiad.Product Details
Price
$26.55
$24.69
Publisher
Turtleback Books
Publish Date
February 01, 2000
Pages
41
Dimensions
11.2 X 8.5 X 0.4 inches | 0.95 pounds
Language
English
Type
Prebound
EAN/UPC
9780780799851
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About the Author
Kathleen Krull is a prominent biographer for young people. Her Wilma Unlimited was named an ALA Notable Book; her Lives of the Musicians was a Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Award winner; and her other nonfiction has won countless other awards. Kathleen also wrote A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull for Walker & Company. She and her husband, illustrator Paul Brewer, live in San Diego, California.
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 Me, Frida by Amy Novesky, a Pura Belpré Honor Award winner. Mr. Diaz lives in Southern California.
