Mermaid Queen: The Spectacular True Story Of Annette Kellerman, Who Swam Her Way To Fame, Fortune & Swimsuit History!
As a child growing up in Australia, Annette Kellerman was a frail ugly duckling who dreamed of becoming a graceful ballerina. With pluck and courage, she confronted a crippling illness -- and countless naysayers -- to become an internationally known record-setting athlete who revolutioned the...
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As a child growing up in Australia, Annette Kellerman was a frail ugly duckling who dreamed of becoming a graceful ballerina. With pluck and courage, she confronted a crippling illness -- and countless naysayers -- to become an internationally known record-setting athlete who revolutioned the sport of swimming for women, a movie star who invented water ballet, and a fashion revolutionary who modernized the swimsuit. Wow, thanks, Annette!YOU FORGOT YOUR SKIRT, AMELIA BLOOMER2000 PW Flying Start AwardPW Best Children's BooksBooklist Editors ChoiceParenting Magazine Reading Magic AwardChildren's Literature Choice List for 20012001 Orbis Pictus Recommended BooksPLAYERS IN PIGTAILSALA Amelia Bloomer Project Recommended Book2003 Parent's Guide to Children's Media Inc.2005-2006 Kansas City AwardMILLY AND THE MACY'S PARADEOppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Books Award
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780439698351
Publish date: 01-04-2009
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Juvenile,
Kids,
Biography Memoir,
Picture Books,
Sports And Games,
Sports,
Historical
Mermaid Queen by Shana CoreyLoved this author and this illustrator's work together on a previous book about Alice Roosevelt. This one was even better. The wonderful text, printed in big and small fonts, with curls and swirls, combined with the fun illustrations makes for a great book. I'm happy to l...
15 years ago
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