America's Champion Swimmer - Gertrude Ederle

Trudy Ederle loved to swim, and she was determined to be the best. At seventeen Trudy won three medals at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. But what she planned to do next had never been done by a woman: She would swim across the English Channel in fourteen hours and set a world record.

About the author

DAVID ADLER has written more than a hundred books, including Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man and Mama Played Baseball. He lives on Long Island, New York. 

Summary

Trudy Ederle loved to swim, and she was determined to be the best. At seventeen Trudy won three medals at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. But what she planned to do next had never been done by a woman: She would swim across the English Channel in fourteen hours and set a world record.

Additional text

"Captures the highlights of Ederle's life in evocative images and telling details."--The New York Times Book Review

Product details

• Authors: David A. Adler, Adler David A. Adler
• Assisted by: Widener Terry Widener (Illustration), Terry Widener (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2005
• EAN: 9780152052515
• ISBN: 978-0-15-205251-5
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 279 mm x 229 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 163 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous; Guides > Sport > Water sport, sailing; JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 19th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Literary, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Art, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 21st Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Girls & Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / State & Local, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Sports & Recreation / Gymnastics, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Sports & Recreation / Water Sports, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Art / History