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Kid Athletes : True Tales of Childhood from Sports Legends - David Stabler

Kid Athletes

True Tales of Childhood from Sports Legends

By: David Stabler, Doogie Horner (Illustrator)

Hardcover | 17 November 2015 | Edition Number 1

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Hilarious childhood biographies and full-color illustrations show how Tiger Woods, Gabby Douglas, Bruce Lee, Billie Jean King, and other budding sports champions faced kid-sized challenges growing up.

Forget the gold medals, the championships, and the undefeated seasons. When all-star athletes were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you: Baseball legend Babe Ruth was such a troublemaker, his family sent him to reform school. Race car champion Danica Patrick fended off bullies who told her “girls can’t drive.” And football superstar Peyton Manning was forced to dance the tango in his school play.

Written with humor by David Stabler and illustrated throughout with lively full-color cartoons by Doogie Horner, Kid Athletes brings sports history to life through engaging biographies that celebrate determination, resilience, teamwork, and perseverance. Whether young sports fans ages 8-12 dream of competing on the field, court, rink, or track—or simply enjoy inspiring true stories—this entertaining collection reminds every child that greatness starts with being willing to keep trying.

Inside you'll discover:
  • Illustrated childhood biographies of legendary athletes from around the world
  • Featured athletes including Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, Tiger Woods, Lionel Messi, Gabby Douglas, Bruce Lee, Babe Ruth, Danica Patrick, Peyton Manning, Bobby Orr, Julie Krone, and many more
  • Kid-friendly nonfiction perfect for independent and reluctant readers
  • Inspiring, relatable stories about perseverance, resilience, teamwork, and determination
  • Short chapters ideal for classrooms, libraries, homeschooling, and family reading

Meet the kids behind the championships and discover how perseverance, practice, and passion can help you reach your own goals.
Industry Reviews
"Outstanding...Inspiring and entertaining, Kid Athletes isn't just for sports fans."--Booklist, starred review

"Even if you don't exactly love sports, this book only says a little bit about them in the actual sport, so go out and get this book because it will teach you a lot and you will enjoy it immensely."--Kidsday reporters, Newsday

"Perfect for the adolescent set, these inspiring stories mix fun and non-fiction."--Geeks of Doom

Praise for Kid Presidents:
"Just like history class, only hilarious."--Tim Federle, author of Better Nate Than Ever

"With cartoonish illustrations that will attract fans of Jeff Kinney's The Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Rachel Renee Russell's The Dork Diaries, this informative offering leaves no presidential childhood rock unturned."--School Library Journal

"Caricatures by Horner are whimsical and funny, a good match for a book that demonstrates that every president started life as a goofy, regular kid."--Booklist

Praise for Kid Authors:
"Lively glimpses of formative moments and budding talents."--Kirkus Reviews

"A fun and useful addition, especially for aspiring writers and class projects."--School Library Journal, Paige Rowse, Needham High School, MA

"This is an ideal gift for aspiring young writers who may need proof that even the most famous authors had to start somewhere."--Shelf Awareness for Readers

"[Kid Authors] was full of real information, but the author made it fun and funny ... I would recommend this book for all people who read books and want to know interesting information about authors, and also for people who want to be authors themselves."--Michael, age 9

Praise for Kid Artists:
"Impressively diverse."-Booklist

"For budding artists, here's a heartening reminder that 17 unconventional greats--not to mention all the rest--started out as children too." --Kirkus Reviews

"Memorably weird childhood moments--Jackson Pollock accidentally had part of a finger chopped off and then eaten by a rooster--are likely to stick with readers, as will Horner's impish cartoons."-Publishers Weekly

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