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Author
Publisher
Chronicle Kids
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Growing up in the segregated town of Clarksville, Tennessee, in the 1960s, Alta's family cannot afford to buy her new sneakers--but she still plans to attend the parade celebrating her hero Wilma Rudolph's three Olympic gold medals.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"When doctors told her parents that she may never walk again, no one could have imagined that Wilma Rudolph would grow up to become the worlds fastest woman. This awe-inspiring book shows how, with grace, perseverance, and dedication, young Wilma used her inner strength to overcome physical disabilities caused by polio to win three gold medals for the USA in track and field at the 1960 Olympics. A sports superstar and an icon worldwide, her legacy...
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
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Black History Month - ROD Children's
Celebrate Women's History Month - YOUTH
OBD Black History Month - YOUTH
OBD Women's History Month - YOUTH
Celebrate Women's History Month - YOUTH
OBD Black History Month - YOUTH
OBD Women's History Month - YOUTH
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A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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.
10) Wilma Rudolph
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Series
Language
English
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Black History Month - ROD Children's
Nonfiction Favorites for Early Readers (SCPL-YS)
OBD Black History Month - YOUTH
OBD Little People Big Dreams Day (Sept. 23) - YOUTH
Nonfiction Favorites for Early Readers (SCPL-YS)
OBD Black History Month - YOUTH
OBD Little People Big Dreams Day (Sept. 23) - YOUTH
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"Wilma was born into a family with 22 brothers and sisters, in the segregated South. She contracted polio in her early years and her doctors said she would never walk again. But Wilma persisted with treatment, and she recovered her strength by the age of 12. At school, Wilma showed a talent for basketball and sprinting, earning the nickname "Skeeter" (mosquito) as she ran so fast. Wilma was in college when she went to the 1960 Olympics. She not only...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, Nikki Haley's sharply intimate and inspirational book celebrates the world's most iconic women leaders. "If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman." --Margaret Thatcher. In the spirit of Thatcher's quote, Ambassador Nikki R. Haley offers inspiring examples of women who worked against obstacles and opposition to get things done--including Haley...
13) Wilma Rudolph
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and photographs present the life of Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals"--
14) Wilma Rudolph
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.
17) Wilma
Publisher
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Wilma Rudolph became the first woman to win three consecutive gold medals. But the most amazing part of this true story is that Wilma was stricken in her youth with crippling polio, a disease she conquered to become one of America's greatest female athletes.
18) Wilma
Publisher
S'more Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The true story of American track sprinter Wilma Rudolph, who overcame the crippling disease polio, and went on to win three gold medals in the 1960 Olympics.
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