Trudy's Big Swim
Download or Read eBook Trudy's Big Swim PDF written by Sue Macy and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Sue Macy |
Publisher | : Holiday House |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2017-02-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780823438266 |
ISBN-13 | : 0823438260 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Trudy's Big Swim by : Sue Macy
Book excerpt: On the morning of August 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle stood in her bathing suit on the beach at Cape Gris-Nez, France, and faced the churning waves of the English Channel. Twenty-one miles across the perilous waterway, the English coastline beckoned. Lyrical text, stunning illustrations and fascinating back matter put the reader right alongside Ederle in her bid to be the first woman to swim the Channel—and contextualizes her record-smashing victory as a defining moment in sports history. Time line, bibliography, source notes.