Description
A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.
Awards
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades K-3 — 1998)
Red Clover Book Award (Nominee — 1998)
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Nominee — 2002)
Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Winner — Picture Book — 1997)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Picture Books — 1998)