Wings of an Eagle

The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills - 4 - 8 J.

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Mills, BillyBowman, Donna JanellNelson, S.D.Illustrationen

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"The autobiographical story of Billy Mills, an Oglala Lakota orphan who achieved his dream of winning a gold medal as a runner in the 1964 Olympics despite racism, poverty, and debilitating health challenges"--

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ISBN/GTIN978-0-316-37348-7

ProduktartBuch

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Little, Brown and Company

Little, Brown Young Readers US

Erscheinungsdatum25.07.2024

Seiten48 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 254 mm, Höhe 254 mm

Illustrationen40

Artikel-Nr.27782437

KatalogBuchzentrum

Datenquelle-Nr.45675919

KategorieKinder und Jugendliche

SachgebietWissen

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Mills, BillyBowman, Donna JanellNelson, S.D.Illustrationen

Billy Mills is an Olympic gold medalist, author, and cofounder of Running Strong for American Indian Youth, a nonprofit organization that supports the critical needs of Native communities. A member of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux) Tribe, he grew up on the Pine Ridge Reservation and now travels around the world inspiring audiences to embrace unity through diversity while learning from historical injustices. He lives near Sacramento, California.

Donna Janell Bowman is an award-winning author of books for young readers, including Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World About Kindness and Abraham Lincoln's Dueling Words. Donna holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. When not writing, she enjoys speaking at schools, coaching other writers, and learning from inspiring people. She lives near Austin, Texas.

S. D. Nelson, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in the Dakotas, is the author and illustrator of inspiring children's books, such as Black Elk's Vision and Grandma's Tipi. Honors include an American Indian Library Association award and a Spur Award from Western Writers of America. He is a cofounder of Read at Home, encouraging early literacy among Indigenous children. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona