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Twelve Rounds to Glory (12 Rounds to Glory): The Story of Muhammad Ali - Hardcover

Smith Jr., Charles R.

 
9780763616922: Twelve Rounds to Glory (12 Rounds to Glory): The Story of Muhammad Ali
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0763616923 ISBN 13: 9780763616922
Verlag: Candlewick, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

A dynamic author-illustrator team follows the threetime heavyweight champ through twelve rounds of a remarkable life.

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. . . . I’m the prettiest thing that ever lived!"

From the moment a fired-up teenager from Kentucky won 1960 Olympic gold to the day in 1996 when a retired legend, hands shaking from Parkinson’s, returned to raise the Olympic torch, the boxer known as "The Greatest" waged many a fight. Some were in the ring, against opponents like Sonny Liston and Joe Frazier; others were against societal prejudice and against a war he refused to support because of his Islamic faith. Charles R. Smith Jr.’s rap-inspired verse weaves and bobs and jabs with relentless energy, while Bryan Collier’s bold collage artwork matches every move — capturing the "Louisville loudmouth with the great gift of rhyme" who shed the name Cassius Clay to take on the world as Muhammad Ali.
Back matter includes a timeline.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charles R. Smith Jr. is the author of Hoop Queens and its companion, Hoop Kings. He also wrote and illustrated the American Library Association Notable Book Rimshots: Basketball Pix, Rolls, and Rhythms, among other titles. Charles R. Smith Jr. lives in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Bryan Collier is the illustrator of several award-winning books, including Uptown, A Freedom River, Martin's Big Words, and Visiting Langston, all winners of the Coretta Scott King Award (USA). He lives in New York, USA.

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Verlag
Candlewick
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0763616923
ISBN 13 
9780763616922
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Zeichner
Collier Bryan
Anzahl der Seiten
80
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