Unbeatable Betty
The First Female Olympic Track & Field Gold Medalist
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
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.
Subjects:
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.
Runners (Sports) -- Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Women runners -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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.
Runners (Sports) -- Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Women runners -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Ages 4-8.
ISBN:
9780062896070
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Robinson, Betty | Ballentine Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references.