Sporting heroes
By: Jane Bingham
Series: 20th century lives; 20th century lives
Publisher: Wayland; Hodder Wayland Childrens
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780750258210
Subjects: Sports; Biography; Juvenile literature; Athletes
Description: Sporting Heroes includes some of the world's most dynamic and successful characcters in the world of sport, from Don Bradman to Jesse Owens and Steffi Graf to Muhammad Ali. It provides a fascinating insight into the experiences and achievements of these talented and inspirational people and sheds light on how they became so successful in their chosen sport.
Table of contents: title: Babe Ruth; title: Donald Bradman; title: Jesse Owens; title: Pelé; title: Muhammad Ali; title: Steffi Graf; title: Ayrton Senna; title: Tanni Grey-Thompson; title: Jonah Lomu; title: Jack Nicklaus; title: Eddy Merckx; title: Mark Spitz; title: Yasuhiro Yamashita; title: Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean; title: Michael Jordan; title: Timeline.