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America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle | 
 enlarge | Author: David A. Adler
Creator: Terry Widener
Publisher: Voyager Books
Category: Book
List Price: $7.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 157407
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.8 x 0.2
ISBN: 0152052518
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.21092
EAN: 9780152052515
ASIN: 0152052518
Publication Date: June 1, 2005
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Product Description
Trudy Ederle loved to swim, and she was determined to be the best. At seventeen Trudy won three medals at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. But what she planned to do next had never been done by a woman: She would swim across the English Channel in fourteen hours and set a world record.
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Inspiring book especially for young girls January 27, 2008
Purchased for my 9-year-old daughter who swims competitively for our local swim team. We read it together ... she's also read it alone several more times. Recently while walking our dog, she said that she wanted to "do something spectacular like Gertrude Ederle". This story really impressed her. We both love books like these ... success stories about regular people ... like us.
Beautifully written, wonderful illustrations May 28, 2007
I bought this for my niece, a 7-year-old swimmer, along with a fun swim cap. The illustrations are beautiful-- stylized to fit the time period and reminiscent of the Triplets of Belleville. My niece was so excited that there had been a real swimmer that beat the boys. Adler stays true to history and tells a good story. I would recommend it!
 good role model for girls March 1, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a children's biography on Gertrude Ederle. It tells of her life starting with her childhood. We learn that she almost drown as a child and this made her father want to teach her to swim. I learned that she was brave and determined. She worked hard to reach her swimming golas. She won many awards for her swimming races.
I enjoyed learning about a new person. I had never heard of Gertrude Ederle before I read this book.
We would recommend this book. Gertrude Ederle is a good perosn to study. She would make a great role model for girls. Especially girls who are interested in swimming..
A Wonderful Book. February 28, 2000
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
A wonderful book. It gave sooo much information. Parents will love it. I feel the author tried to tell us something. I think he wants us to keep trying to accomplish our goals and not be bothered by what other people say.
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