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Introducing new readers to some of history's most interesting and important people, these biographies focus on the pivotal episodes that show what kind of person the subject is (or was) and how he or she came to be famous. Although written in a story format, these books are not fictionalized accounts. A chronology of major events follows the story, along with a brief summary of the subject's life.
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Grade 2-3-An easy-to-read biography of an amazing athlete. The text discusses Rudolph's premature birth, getting polio at age four, and problems exacerbated by "color laws" and prejudice. Sherrow recounts how Rudolph was forced to make a 50-mile bus trip twice a week to Nashville for treatment because it was the nearest hospital that would admit black people. The author also describes her subject's struggle to walk at age seven, and her triumph at 16, when she became the youngest member of the 1956 U.S. Olympic Team. Excellent, full-color drawings appear on every page; a chronology highlights Rudolph's life from 1940 to her death in November, 1995 (actually, she died in November, 1994). The book is similar in scope to Kathleen Krull's Wilma Unlimited (Harcourt, 1996), which is aimed at a slightly older audience. However, Krull puts a heavier emphasis on the athlete's physical challenges and David Diaz's illustrations are more stylized and less realistic. Both books are worthy additions to any biography section.
Kate Kohlbeck, Randall School, Waukesha, WI
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherCarolrhoda Books
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 1575052644
- ISBN 13 9781575052649
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages48
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