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Unbeatable Betty The first female Olympic track & field gold medalist

Allison Crotzer Kimmel

Book - 2020

A picture-book biography of Betty Robinson, who "at only sixteen years old ... became the first female gold medalist in track and field in the 1928 Olympics and an overnight sensation. She was set for gold again and had her eyes on the 1932 Olympics. Her plans changed forever when a horrible plane crash left her in a wheelchair, with one leg shorter than the other. But Betty didn't let that stop her. In less than five years, she relearned how to stand, to walk, and finally to run again... and try to taste gold once more in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin"--Publisher marketing.

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Robinson, Betty, > 1911-1999 > Juvenile literature.
Runners (Sports) > United States > Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes > United States > Juvenile literature.
Women runners > United States > Juvenile literature.
Women athletes > Juvenile literature.
Olympics > Juvenile literature.
Perseverance (Ethics) > Juvenile literature.
Genres
Biographies
Picture books
Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers [2020]
Edition
First edition
Language
English
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
Audience
Ages 4-8.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9780062896070
Main Author
Allison Crotzer Kimmel (author)
Other Authors
Joanie Stone (illustrator)

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