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40 Inspiring Icons: Amazing Athletes - 40 Inspiring Icons (Hardcover) Loot Price: R272
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40 Inspiring Icons: Amazing Athletes - 40 Inspiring Icons (Hardcover): Jean-Michel Billioud

40 Inspiring Icons: Amazing Athletes - 40 Inspiring Icons (Hardcover)

Jean-Michel Billioud; Illustrated by Gonoh

Series: 40 Inspiring Icons

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Records smashed... incredible athletic feats... Medals won... the top 40 Olympic athletes of all time are here!In this fun, fact-packed book from the 40 Inspiring Icons series, learn how these athletic stars became the best in the world. Relive Usain Bolt's astonishing record-breaking runs, learn about Charlotte Cooper, the first ever female Olympic champion, meet the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, Michael Phelps, and see some of the most impressive wins in history. From Nawal El Moutawakel, the first female Muslim born on the continent of Africa to become an Olympic champion, to gymnastic prodigy Simone Biles, whose skills on the vault and the floor are admired all over the world, these are the 40 Olympic Athletes to be learned about by all: Spyridon Louis; Charlotte Cooper; Madge Syers; Jim Thorp; Paavo Nuurmi; Johnny Weissmuller; Mildred Didrickson; Jesse Owens; Marjorie Gestring; Francina Blankers-Koen; Micheline Ostermeyer; Emil Zatopek; Betty Cuthbert; Wilma Rudolph; Abebe Bikila; Tommie Smith; Bob Beamon; Mark Spitz; Nadia Comaneci; Sebastian Coe; Birgit Fisher; Daley Thompson; Nawal El Moutawakil; Carl Lewis; Steve Redgrave; Marie-Jo Perec; Valentina Vezzali; Michael Johnson; Maria Mutola; Cathy Freeman; Yelena Isinbayeva; Michael Phelps; Tony Estanguet; Usain Bolt; Teddy Riner; Mo Farah; Isabell Werth; Simone Biles; Trisha Zorn; Michael Edgson; Ellie Simmonds; Jonas Jacobsson. Each spread presents a single athlete, highlighting key facts about their careers, honours, stats and legendary performances, along with a fun, illustrated depiction of them. Every athlete is a winner in their own way, but who will you choose as your hero? Each book in the 40 Inspiring Icons series introduces readers to a fascinating non-fiction subject through its 40 most famous people or groups. Explore these other great topics through their most interesting icons: People of Peace, Super Scientists, Soccer Stars, Music Legends, Black Music Greats and Greek Gods and Heroes.

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Imprint: WideEyed Editions
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: 40 Inspiring Icons
Release date: June 2020
Authors: Jean-Michel Billioud
Illustrators: Gonoh
Dimensions: 254 x 186 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 978-0-7112-5252-3
Categories: Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Sporting stories
Books > Children's & Educational > Geography & environment > Geography > Human geography / peoples of the world > General
Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Sports & outdoor recreation > Track & field sports, athletics > General
Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Sports & outdoor recreation > Gymnastics > General
Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Sporting Stories
Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General
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LSN: 0-7112-5252-1
Barcode: 9780711252523

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