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Age Range
5 - 9
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
1996-04-01
Page Count
48
Publisher
Harcourt Childrens Books
Grade Level
K - 4th
ISBN
9780152012670
Lexile
850
Themes
biography

Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman

Written by Kathleen Krull and Illustrated by David Diaz

A young reader's introduction to champion athlete Wilma Rudolph follows her development of polio at age four, an illness that doctors said would prevent her from ever walking, her schooltime achievements, and her gold-medal successes at the 1960 Olympic Games.

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Age Range
5 - 9
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
1996-04-01
Page Count
48
Publisher
Harcourt Childrens Books
Grade Level
K - 4th
ISBN
9780152012670
Lexile
850
Themes
biography
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