The Fastest Kid In The World

Author : Elizabeth Laird
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 144726732X
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fastest Boy in the World written by Elizabeth Laird and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old Solomon loves to run! The great athletes of the Ethiopian national team are his heroes and he dreams that one day he will be a gold-medal-winning athlete like them, in spite of his ragged shorts and bare feet. When his grandfather announces that he's going to take Solomon to Addis Ababa, Solomon cannot believe his ears. A trip to the capital? It's unfathomable. Solomon's joy is increased when he realizes that the Ethiopian running team will be doing a victory parade through the city that day. Maybe he'll get a glimpse of Haile Gebrselassie or Derartu Tulu?! But Solomon's grandfather has other plans. As Solomon follows him through the big, overwhelming streets, he learns something he cannot believe. The strict old man is a war hero who once risked his life to save a friend and has been in hiding ever since. When grandfather collapses, Solomon knows that getting help from his village is up to him. It's a twenty-mile run from the city to home, and grandfather's life hangs in the balance. Can the small bare-footed runner with the big heart do it? Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, The Fastest Boy in the World by Elizabeth Laird is the inspiring story of a small Ethiopian runner with a very big heart.

Author : Marty Glickman
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1560004444
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fastest Kid on the Block, Large Print written by Marty Glickman and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marty Glickman began his career in the mid-1930s, just a few years after sports broadcasting began. Being in the industry during these early days, Glickman is uniquely able to provide a historical perspective on the profession as it has grown into a powerful force in sports. In this spirited autobiography he brings to life the most influential teams and personalities in the sports world. Some of the topics he covers in this Large Print edition include growing up in the Depression; high school and college athletics; jocks in broadcasting; originating basketball broadcasting; and recreating baseball games. Glickman discusses being the pioneer broadcaster on cable TV for Home Box Office (HBO), being an announcer coach for NBC and for the Madison Square Garden and Sports Channel cable networks, and coaching the first woman to do play-by-play on a professional football telecast. He also recounts associations and friendships with Bill Bradley, Bill Russell, Red Auerbach, and Allie Sherman. The Fastest Kid on the Block concludes with trenchant observations about Glickman's fellow sports broadcasters and personal tips on how to break into the competitive, wonderful world of sports broadcasting.

Author : Chris Stead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781925638523
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fastest Kid in the World written by Chris Stead and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adventure is in the air when Willy Nilly and his dad decide to build a soapbox together. However, Willy's wild imagination gets the better of him when he tries to think of how to get his soapbox to go faster. His creativity backfires with hilarious results as Willy Nilly navigates his speeding soapbox through all the obstacles in his home town.

Author : Pat Zietlow Miller
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452146497
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Quickest Kid in Clarksville written by Pat Zietlow Miller and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Chris Stead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781925638516
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fastest Kid in the World written by Chris Stead and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adventure is in the air when Willy Nilly and his dad decide to build a soapbox together. However, Willy's wild imagination gets the better of him when he tries to think of how to get his soapbox to go faster. His creativity backfires with hilarious results as Willy Nilly navigates his speeding soapbox through all the obstacles in his home town.

Author : Amanda Ripley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 145165443X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Smartest Kids in the World written by Amanda Ripley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following three teenagers who chose to spend one school year living in Finland, South Korea, and Poland, a literary journalist recounts how attitudes, parenting, and rigorous teaching have revolutionized these countries' education results.

Author : Peter H. Reynolds
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442477172
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Kid in the World written by Peter H. Reynolds and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eBook with audio, when SugarLoaf discovers that her parents once bestowed the Best Kid in the World Award on her brother, her first thought is: But . . . but . . . but what about me? She wants to be the Best Kid in the World, so she decides to be so very helpful that her parents can’t not give the award to her. However, every one of SugarLoaf’s good deeds ends in disaster, and it seems that the award is farther away from her grasp than ever. But what SugarLoaf doesn’t realize is that trying counts for a lot, so she might have a better chance at taking the Best Kid in the World throne than she imagines.

Author : Usain Bolt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1683580907
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fastest Man Alive written by Usain Bolt and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiography of Usain Bolt Covers his journey from playing cricket and soccer as a kid to becoming the fastest man alive Well-illustrated Years before he set world records for the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints, which made him the fastest man alive and famous, Usain Bolt was a fairly scrawny kid from Trelawny in Jamaica. In this autobiography, Bolt himself shares how, as he grew up and played cricket and soccer, he— and others—learned he could run fast. Very, very fast. Usain Bolt’s journey from a kid with humble beginnings to an Olympic gold medal winner is an inspiring and encouraging story. This beautifully illustrated autobiography shares that story from Bolt’s perspective. It is a celebration of someone who was inspired by other athletes around the world, someone who worked for years to become the best at his sport. Bolt shares stories of the sacrifices he made, the influence of Cristiano Ronaldo, the power of soccer and dancehall music, and his signature lightning bolt move.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781913484118
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Author : Corinne Demas Bliss
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780785766063
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shortest Kid in the World written by Corinne Demas Bliss and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emily is unhappy with her size until a new girl in class helps her see that being short can have its advantages.