What's Your Story, Wilma Rudolph? Contributor(s): Goddu, Krystyna Poray (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467787825 ISBN-13: 9781467787826 Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Olympics |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2015016195 |
Age Level: 5-9 |
Grade Level: Kindergarten-4 |
Lexile Measure: 710(Not Available) |
Series: Cub Reporter Meets Famous Americans |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.1" W x 9.1" L (0.55 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Index |
Review Citations: Booklist 12/01/2015 pg. 42 School Library Journal 04/01/2016 pg. 120 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 195 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 180629 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When did Wilma begin to run? What was the first important race she ever won? Cub Reporter interviews her to find out Learn how Wilma overcame polio and became the first American woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games. Readers will see how to use interviewing skills and journalistic questions to reveal the story behind a famous American. |
Contributor Bio(s): Goddu, Krystyna Poray: - Krystyna Poray Goddu has been a writer and editor for more than thirty years; her books include Dollmakers and Their Stories: Women Who Changed the World of Play, and A Girl Called Vincent: A Biography of Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, both middle-grade nonfiction. Her writing for children has also appeared in American Girl magazine. She reviews and writes about children's books for Publishers Weekly and The New York Times Book Review. In addition to her writing and editing experience, she has worked in school libraries and taught writing to middle-school students in independent schools in New York City. She holds a degree in comparative literature from Brown University. |
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