Perfect Timing: How Isaac Murphy Became one of the World's Greatest Jockeys

Trollinger, Patsi B.; LaGarrigue, Jerome [Illustrator]

ISBN 10: 0670060836 / ISBN 13: 9780670060832

Published by Viking Juvenile, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Perfect Timing: How Isaac Murphy Became one of the World's Greatest Jockeys
• Publisher: Viking Juvenile
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670060836
• ISBN 13: 9780670060832
• Binding: hardcover
• Illustrator: LaGarrigue, Jerome
• Condition: New
• Weight: 17 ounces

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Synopsis

Featuring stunning paintings that capture the excitement and movement of horse racing, a nonfiction picture book tells the story of Isaac Murphy, the grandson of slaves who escaped forced labor to become one of the most successful jockeys in the history of racing.

About the Author

Patsi B. Trollinger lives in Danville, Kentucky, near several racetracks where she did much of the research for this story. Perfect Timing is her first book.

Jerome Lagarrigue is an awardwinning artist and illustrator. He recently spent a year living and working in Rome, Italy, on a Villa Medici grant for fine arts.