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Original Essays | December 12, 2009

Alexander McCall Smith: IMG The Courage of Others

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Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman

by Kathleen Krull

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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.

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Before Wilma was five years old, polio had paralyzed her left leg and doctors said she'd never walk. But Wilma refused to believe that, and eventually won Olympic titles and became the first American woman to earn three gold medals.

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ISBN:
9780152020989
Subtitle:
How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
Editor:
Diaz, David
Author:
Krull, Kathleen
Author:
Diaz, David
Author:
Halverson, Deborah
Publisher:
Voyager Paperbacks
Location:
San Diego
Subject:
People of Color
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Women athletes
Subject:
Juvenile literature
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - People of Color
Subject:
Athletes
Subject:
Sports & Recreation - Soccer
Subject:
Track & Field
Subject:
African Americans
Subject:
Track and field athletes
Subject:
Runners
Subject:
Women runners
Subject:
Rudolph, Wilma
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage
Subject:
Sports & Recreation - Track & Field
Subject:
Sports & Recreation
Edition Description:
1st Voyager Books ed.
Series Volume:
no. 42
Publication Date:
February 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Elementary and junior high
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
44
Dimensions:
8.58x10.96x.13 in. .44 lbs.
Age Level:
07-12
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