• Kid Olympians: Summer: True Tales of Childhood from Champions and Game Changers (Kid Legends #9)

Kid Olympians: Summer: True Tales of Childhood from Champions and Game Changers
(Kid Legends #9)

Illustrator
Allison Steinfeld
Publication Date
January 30, 2024
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  4th − 5th
Kid Olympians: Summer: True Tales of Childhood from Champions and Game Changers (Kid Legends #9)

Description

Triumphant, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of international athletes who have captured the world's attention at the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, like Simone Biles, Jesse Owens, Michael Phelps, Naomi Osaka, Tatyana McFadden, Yusra Mardini, and ten other incredible olympians.

Athletes throughout history have dreamed of competing in the Olympics--and some were kids themselves when those dreams and plans began!

In Kid Olympians: Summer, discover the childhood stories of legends such as: Usain Bolt, who used to skip practices to go to the arcade and play video games.

Serena Williams, who sometimes hit her tennis ball over the fence on purpose!

Tatyana McFadden, who had to fight to be allowed on her school's track team

Featuring kid-friendly text and full-color illustrations, you'll be inspired to dream bigger, faster, and higher than ever before! The diverse and inspiring group also includes Dick Fosbury, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Gertrude Ederle, Nadia Comaneci, Ellie Simmonds, Tommie Smith, Wilma Rudolph, and Megan Rapinoe.

Publication date
January 30, 2024
Classification
Non-fiction
Page Count
-
ISBN-13
9781683693710
Lexile Measure
1050
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Quirk Books
Series
Kid Legends
BISAC categories
JNF007100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
JNF054110 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Olympics
Library of Congress categories
Olympic athletes
Child athletes

Kirkus

Steinfeld's cartoon scenes, which are as upbeat as the narratives, place the budding international stars amid physically and racially diverse groups of family members and fellow competitors or in climactic victory poses. More inspiring tales of young dreamers and achievers.
Robin Stevenson

Robin Stevenson is the author of more than twenty-five books for kids and teens, including Pride Puppy!, Pride Colors and Kid Activists: True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change. The first edition of her nonfiction book Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community (2016) won a Stonewall Honor and was shortlisted for numerous other awards. Robin lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

Julie McLaughlin is an award-winning illustrator of numerous children's books, including Pride Puppy, Little Cloud and Why We Live Where We Live, winner of the 2015 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction. Her work with various editorial, advertising and publishing clients can be seen around the world. Julie grew up on the Prairies and now resides on Vancouver Island.

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