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The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
Pat Zietlow Miller
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Description for The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
Hardcover. A lyrical picture book about a little girl growing up in the1960s in the segregated town of Clarksville, Tennessee. Illustrator(s): Morrison, Frank. Num Pages: 40 pages, Full-colour throughout. BIC Classification: 5AH; YBCS; YXN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 279 x 229. .
It's the day before the big parade. Alta can only think about one thing: Wilma Rudolph, three-time Olympic gold medalist. She'll be riding on a float tomorrow. See, Alta is the quickest kid in Clarksville, Tennessee, just like Wilma once was. It doesn't matter that Alta's shoes have holes because Wilma came from hard times, too. But what happens when a new girl with shiny new shoes comes along and challenges Alta to a race? Will she still be the quickest kid? The Quickest Kid in Clarksville is a timeless story of dreams, determination, and the power of friendship. ... Read more
It's the day before the big parade. Alta can only think about one thing: Wilma Rudolph, three-time Olympic gold medalist. She'll be riding on a float tomorrow. See, Alta is the quickest kid in Clarksville, Tennessee, just like Wilma once was. It doesn't matter that Alta's shoes have holes because Wilma came from hard times, too. But what happens when a new girl with shiny new shoes comes along and challenges Alta to a race? Will she still be the quickest kid? The Quickest Kid in Clarksville is a timeless story of dreams, determination, and the power of friendship. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Chronicle Books United States
Number of pages
40
Condition
New
Number of Pages
40
Place of Publication
San Francisco, United States
ISBN
9781452129365
SKU
V9781452129365
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Pat Zietlow Miller
Pat Zietlow Miller began her writing career in college as a sports reporter and has had a fascination with Wilma Rudolph ever since. Pat is the author of several picture books and lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Frank Morrison is the Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning illustrator of many books for young people. He lives Atlanta, Georgia.
Reviews for The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
Sweet and inspiring.
Kirkus Reviews All children will relate to the powerful lessons about jealousy, determination, confidence, dreams, and friendship.
Booking Mana A story about teamwork and determination.
Publishers Weeky Gentle tribute to the legend of the pathbreaking African-American sprinter Wilma Rudolph.
The New York Times Partly a book about kids learning to make friends, and ... Read more
Kirkus Reviews All children will relate to the powerful lessons about jealousy, determination, confidence, dreams, and friendship.
Booking Mana A story about teamwork and determination.
Publishers Weeky Gentle tribute to the legend of the pathbreaking African-American sprinter Wilma Rudolph.
The New York Times Partly a book about kids learning to make friends, and ... Read more