EDGE: Dream to Win: Ellie Simmonds

Zusatztext An excellent series which is an easy read and provides just enough information to stimulate reading and encourage further research. Informationen zum Autor Roy Apps is the author of more than fifty children's books! including The Twitches! Fang Gang and How To Handle. He is the author of the highly successful Dream to Win series for Franklin Watts. His novel The Secret Summer of Daniel Lyons won The Writers' Guild Children's Book Award and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Awards. It is now a successful musical. Roy writes extensively for radio! theatre and TV. In 2001 he was awarded a BAFTA for his children's TV work! which includes Byker Grove! The Ghost Hunter and Barmy Aunt Boomerang. Roy visits schools! libraries and bookshops to read from his books and to share the secrets of The Shed in Your Head . He runs Writing Projects for all ages and over the last few years has helped young and new writers make books! stage plays! films! performance poetry and most recently! an opera. Klappentext Ellie! or Eleanor! Simmonds! is a swimming legend - and she's only sixteen years old - a multi-Paralympic champion. Read her story from her childhood up to when she crossed the finish line at the London 2012 Paralympics. An excellent series which is an easy read and provides just enough information to stimulate reading and encourage further research. -- Parents in Touch 20130601 Zusammenfassung Ellie! or Eleanor! Simmonds! is a swimming legend - and she's only sixteen years old - a multi-Paralympic champion. Read her story from her childhood up to when she crossed the finish line at the London 2012 Paralympics. It takes blood! sweat and tears to get to the top of any sport! and these short! inspirational biographies show just how tough it can be. Focusing on top athletes and sport personalities! each dramatic story brings to life the skill! determination and luck needed to break through into top level competition. This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE! which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. EDGE - for books children can't put down. ...

Product details

• Authors: Roy Apps, Chris King
• Assisted by: Chris King (Illustration)
• Publisher: Franklin Watts
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.05.2013
• EAN: 9781445122311
• ISBN: 978-1-4451-2231-1
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 198 mm x 4 mm
• Series: EDGE: Dream to Win; EDGE: Dream to Win
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous