Heart of a Champion : The Dominique Dawes Story EPUB
by Kim Washburn
Part of the ZonderKidz Biography series
EPUB
Description
Dominique Dawes made history as the first African American woman to win an individual Olympic medal, and her trailblazing story is presented in Heart of a Champion, a biography perfect for readers eight and up, and anyone interested in learning about one of the greatest gymnasts in American history.
Long before Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles entered a gym, Dominique Dawes was a young African American girl focused on her dreamand nothing would stop her from reaching it. Although the odds were against her, by the time she was nineteen years old she stood on an Olympic podium to receive a historic gold medal in women's gymnastics, as well as numerous other impressive accoladesincluding medals in a record three Olympicsover her long career. Discover how her faith in God and hard work led her to become one of the top gymnasts in the world. Let her story and her motto of ';determination, dedication, and desire' encourage you to become all you can be, in competition and in life.
Heart of a Champion:
- includes a special note from Dominique Dawes
- contains quotes from and photos of Dominique that follow her life from childhood to her work with President Obama and Michelle Obama on physical fitness
- is perfect for school reports and assignments
- is an inspiring story for gymnastics fans as well as anyone with a dream
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:112 pages
- Publisher:Zonderkidz
- Publication Date:22/05/2012
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- ISBN:9780310413523
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Information
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:112 pages
- Publisher:Zonderkidz
- Publication Date:22/05/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780310413523
