Wilma Rudolph (Sports Heroes and Legends)

By Tom Streissguth and Thomas Streissguth

Book Overview

Early in her life, doctors told Wilma Rudolph she would never walk. She had a disease called polio, which crippled her leg. But Wilma proved the doctors wrong. Not only did she walk, she also ran - fast By the time she was 16, she had an Olympic bronze medal. This is her story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822566931
• ISBN13: 9780822566939
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Lernerclassroom
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7