Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt

Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara

Book - 2024

"Growing up in a rural town in Jamaica, Usain was a standout cricketer and sprinter from a young age. His school coach noticed his talent, and by age fourteen he was wowing fans with his lightning speed on the track. Due to a medical condition named scolosis, it took Usain time to develop a training routine that worked for him, but by listening to his body and working with professionals, he learned his strengths and played to them. In 2008 he took the world by storm at the Beijing Olympics when he broke numerous records. The following year he put his name in the history books when he became the 100m and 200m world record holder at the world championships. Learn about the incredible life of Usain Bolt, the record-breaking athlete who�...39;s charisma and drive has won his fans across the world!"

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Subjects
Bolt, Usain, > 1986- > Juvenile literature.
Runners (Sports) > Jamaica > Biography.
Runners (Sports) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Olympic athletes > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Jamaicans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Genres
Biographies
Published
Beverly, MA : Frances Lincoln Children's Books [2024]
Language
English
Main Author
Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara (author)
Other Authors
Karen Crosbie (illustrator)
Item Description
At head of title: Little people, big dreams.
Physical Description
32 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portrait ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes one bibliographical reference.
ISBN
9780711291980
Contents unavailable.
Review by Booklist Review

The Little People, Big Dreams series (4 new titles) reliably takes well-known figures and converts their stories to palatable picture-book biographies. The latest titles in the series move from sports to the spotlight, with cute illustrations that navigate the come-up of a batch of modern icons. Usain Bolt tracks one of the greatest sprinters in history and his journey to breaking world records. Though his early passion was cricket, he was convinced in high school to join the track team, and through committed training, garnered many wins in Olympic Games. Each work concludes with a time-line of photographs featuring great moments of each figure's life, as well as a more adult-oriented biographical paragraph. The series continues on its easy success of translating notable figures' experiences into digestible stories.

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