EDGE: Dream to Win: Tom Daley

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 An inspirational set of biographies focusing on the skill and determination needed to break through into the world of top-class sport. Vorwort An inspirational set of biographies focusing on the world of top-class sport. From the time that Tom, aged 8, drew a picture of his ambition to dive at the Olympic Games, he has gone on to become Britain's leading diver, capturing the attention of the world's media along the way. In this easily accessible text read Tom's emotional story, from his childhood years right up to when he took Olympic bronze at London 2012. 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. Zusammenfassung An inspirational set of biographies focusing on the skill and determination needed to break through into the world of top-class sport.

Product details

• Authors: Roy Apps, Apps Roy, Chris King
• Assisted by: Chris King (Illustration)
• Publisher: Franklin Watts
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.06.2013
• EAN: 9781445118345
• ISBN: 978-1-4451-1834-5
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 7 mm
• Series: EDGE: Dream to Win; Edge - Dream to Win; EDGE: Dream to Win
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Water Sports, Interest age: from c 7 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), For primary education, For National Curriculum Key Stage 3 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 3, For reluctant or struggling readers (children / teenagers), For reluctant readers (children), For secondary education