Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
Kathleen Krull
(Author)
David Diaz
(Illustrator)
Description
This award-winning true story of Black Olympic runner Wilma Rudolph, who overcame childhood polio and eventually went on to win three gold medals, is illustrated by Caldecott medal-winning artist David Diaz.
Before Wilma Rudolph 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. This dramatic and inspiring true story is illustrated in bold watercolor and acrylic paintings.Product Details
Price
$11.99
$11.15
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publish Date
February 01, 2000
Pages
44
Dimensions
10.8 X 8.3 X 0.2 inches | 0.44 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780152020989
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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 is the Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator of Smoky Night. He is also a three-time Pura Belpré Honor recipient. He lives in Carlsbad, California.
Reviews
"Inspiring."--The New York Times Book Review
"A triumphant story, triumphantly relayed."--Publishers Weekly
