Bibliograph

Kid athletes, true tales of childhood from sports legends, stories by David Stabler ; illustrations by Doogie Horner

Type

Label

Kid athletes, true tales of childhood from sports legends, stories by David Stabler ; illustrations by Doogie Horner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-202) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Kid athletes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

904036614

Responsibility statement

stories by David Stabler ; illustrations by Doogie Horner

Sub title

true tales of childhood from sports legends

Summary

Sixteen "true tales from the childhoods of famous athletes, from Babe Ruth (so incorrigible that his parents put him in reform school at age 7) to Muhammad Ali (who learned to fight at age 12 after a thief stole his bicycle)"--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

It's not easy being a kid: Babe Ruth, bad boy makes good -- Jackie Robinson, the pride of Pepper Street -- Billie Jean King, the girl who ran on racket power -- Peyton Manning, lord of the dance -- Danica Patrick, the girl without fear -- Family matters: Bobby Orr, little kid, big heart -- Michael Jordan and his two towering rivals -- Tiger Woods, kid superstar -- Yao Ming, big kid in a small world -- Gabrielle Douglas, grace under pressure -- Practice makes perfect: Babe Didrikson Zaharias, a girl for all seasons -- Bruce Lee, the Kung Fu Kid - Muhammad Ali and the case of the missing bicycle -- Jesse Kuhaulua, don't mess with Big Daddy -- Julie Krone and the Marvelous Mischievous Pony -- Lionel Messi, beware of the Flea

Target audience

juvenile

Classification