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c2014
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"Open this book to discover amazing stories of athletes who were courageous in the face of injury, injustice, fear, failure, and more. Meet the young surfer who returned to the ocean after a terrifying attack. Share the remarkable journey of a runner who went from a war-torn childhood to the Olympic stage. Get to know the hockey goaltender who had the guts to do things differently--and changed the game for good. Discover these and many more inspiring...
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2014.
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"Amazing true stories offer an engaging way of teaching perseverance to kids. Is perseverance fortitude, as shown by Anthony Robles, a wrestler with one leg who didn't lose a single match? Maybe perseverance means the sort of toughness demonstrated by Gertrude Ederle, who swam across the English Channel when people thought only a man could accomplish such a feat. These and other stories teach kids the meaning and power of perseverance. The Count...
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[2014]
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This collection of amazing true stories highlights generosity in sports. Readers will meet athletes including baseball player Roberto Clemente, who died while bringing aid to Nicaragua following a devastating earthquake. Kids will see generosity in action through the work of Mobolaji Akiode, a former college basketball player in the United States who went on to form basketball camps for girls in her home nation of Nigeria. These twenty tales will...