Duke Kahanamoku: Ready-To-Read Level 3 - Paperback
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Laurie Calkhoven, Stevie LewisSeries:You Should MeetAudience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2017-05-16Pages:48
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Simon SpotlightISBN-13:9781481497008ISBN-10:1481497006UPC:9781481497008Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Topic:Sports & Recreation, Water Sports, Olympics & ParalympicsSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.10 inchesWeight:0.2006Product ID:SCJZJT3MPF
Get to know the father of modern surfing in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of biographies about people "you should meet." Meet Duke Kahanamoku, three-time Olympic gold medalist and the father of modern surfing. Duke gained international fame for participating in four Olympics and won five medals in total. Fans began calling Duke "the human fish." Wherever he went, Duke would demonstrate his surfing skills and in 1915, Duke introduced board surfing to Australia. Ten years later, he found another use for a surfboard--as a lifesaving device--using it to save eight people from a capsized boat in California! A special section at the back of the book includes extras like how to speak Hawaiian and a brief history of Hawaii and its culture. With the You Should Meet series, learning about historical figures has never been so fascinating!
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Simon SpotlightISBN-13:9781481497008ISBN-10:1481497006UPC:9781481497008Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Topic:Sports & Recreation, Water Sports, Olympics & ParalympicsSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.10 inchesWeight:0.2006Product ID:SCJZJT3MPF
Laurie Calkhoven is the author of many books, including George Washington: An American Life and Harriet Tubman: Leading the Way to Freedom. She lives in New York City. Visit her at LaurieCalkhoven.com. Stevie Lewis grew up in Southern California and works in the animation industry as a visual development artist. She studied computer animation at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, rock climbing, baking cookies, browsing thrift shops, and drinking delicious coffee! She lives in San Francisco with her two little dogs.
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