Bibliograph

Heroic comebacks, by Joe Tougas

Type

Label

Heroic comebacks, by Joe Tougas

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages: 8-14

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Heroic comebacks

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

955013975

resource.readingGradeLevel

Grades: 4 to 6

Responsibility statement

by Joe Tougas

Series statement

Sports Illustrated kidsReal heroes of sports

Summary

When Wilma Rudolph was a child, she couldn't walk, yet she overcame the odds to win three gold medals as an Olympic Sprinter in 1960, inspiring wonder. Young readers will delight in reading about Rudolph and athletes like her in Real Heroes of Sport: Heroic Comebacks

Table Of Contents

When winning is against the odds -- Muhammad Ali : stung like a bee -- Lindsey Vonn : downhill racing, uphill climbs -- Buster Posey : crash course -- Bab Didrikson Zaharias : Babe in boy-land -- Tommy John : ripped and repaired -- Peyton Manning and Tom Brady : from the ground up -- Alonzo Mourning : new Mourning in hoops -- Mario Lemieux : survivor on ice -- Monica Seles : a comeback kid -- Wilma Rudolph : fastest woman on the planet

Target audience

juvenile

Classification