Kid athletes : true tales of childhood from sports legends

Book 2015

Sixteen "true tales from the childhoods of famous athletes, from Babe Ruth (so incorrigible that his parents put him in reform school at age 7) to Muhammad Ali (who learned to fight at age 12 after a thief stole his bicycle)"--Amazon.com.

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ISBN:

9781594748028
1594748020

Description:

208 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-202) and index

Contents:

It's not easy being a kid: Babe Ruth, bad boy makes good
Jackie Robinson, the pride of Pepper Street
Billie Jean King, the girl who ran on racket power
Peyton Manning, lord of the dance
Danica Patrick, the girl without fear
Family matters: Bobby Orr, little kid, big heart
Michael Jordan and his two towering rivals
Tiger Woods, kid superstar
Yao Ming, big kid in a small world
Gabrielle Douglas, grace under pressure
Practice makes perfect: Babe Didrikson Zaharias, a girl for all seasons
Bruce Lee, the Kung Fu Kid - Muhammad Ali and the case of the missing bicycle
Jesse Kuhaulua, don't mess with Big Daddy
Julie Krone and the Marvelous Mischievous Pony
Lionel Messi, beware of the Flea

Control Number:

1870015

Other Authors:

Horner, Doogie, illustrator

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