America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle Contributor(s): Adler, David A. (Author), Widener, Terry (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0152052518 ISBN-13: 9780152052515 Publisher: Clarion Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2005 Annotation: Vibrant, full-color illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and a figure in the early women's rights movement. Full color. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Water Sports - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 98054954 |
Age Level: 4-7 |
Grade Level: PreK-2 |
Lexile Measure: 800(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.13" H x 11" W x 9.06" L (0.36 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/22/2005 pg. 67 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 39864 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Trudy Ederle loved to swim, and she was determined to be the best. At seventeen Trudy won three medals at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. But what she planned to do next had never been done by a woman: She would swim across the English Channel in fourteen hours and set a world record. |
Contributor Bio(s): Adler, David A.: - DAVID ADLER has written more than a hundred books, including Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man and Mama Played Baseball. He lives on Long Island, New York. |
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