Krull Kathleen - Wilma Unlimited How Wilma Rudolph Became The World's Fastest Woman - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This award - winning true story of Black Olympic runner Wilma Rudolph who overcame childhood polio and eventually went on to win three gold medals is illustrated by Caldecott medal winning artist David Diaz. Before Wilma Rudolph was five years old polio had paralyzed her left leg. Everyone said she would never walk again. But Wilma refused to believe it. Not only would she walk again she vowed she'd run. And she did run all the way to the Olympics where she became the first American woman to earn three gold medals in a single Olympiad. This dramatic and inspiring true story is illustrated in bold watercolor and acrylic paintings.
Title: Wilma Unlimited How Wilma Rudolph Became The World's Fastest Woman
Author(s): Krull Kathleen, David Diaz
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780152020989
Pages: 44 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 2/1/2000