Bibliograph

Unbeatable Betty, the first female Olympic track & field gold medalist, by Allison Crotzer Kimmel ; illustrated by Joanie Stone

Type

Label

Unbeatable Betty, the first female Olympic track & field gold medalist, by Allison Crotzer Kimmel ; illustrated by Joanie Stone

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Unbeatable Betty

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1158473041

Responsibility statement

by Allison Crotzer Kimmel ; illustrated by Joanie Stone

Sub title

the first female Olympic track & field gold medalist

Summary

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

Target audience

primary

Classification