Trudy's Big Swim: How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm

By Sue Macy

Book Overview

On the morning of August 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle stood in her bathing suit on the beach at Cape Gris-Nez, France, and faced the churning waves of the English Channel. Twenty-one miles across the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823436659
• ISBN13: 9780823436651
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.3" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4