{"product_id":"little-people-big-dreams-wilma-rudolph","title":"Little People, BIG DREAMS: Wilma Rudolph","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWritten by: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIllustrated by: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAmelia Flower\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Wilma Rudolph, the remarkable sprinter and Olympic champion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilma was born into a family with 22 brothers and sisters, in the segregated South. She contracted polio in her early years and her doctors said she would never walk again. But Wilma persisted with treatment, and she recovered her strength by the age of 12. At school, Wilma showed a talent for basketball and sprinting, earning the nickname \"Skeeter\" (mosquito) as she ran so fast. Wilma was in college when she went to the 1960 Olympics. She not only won gold in sprint events, but also broke world records with her sprinting skill. She had beaten polio to become an Olympic champion. She is a huge inspiration to many women in sports around the world. This moving book features \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003estylish and quirky illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eextra facts at the back\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ebiographical timeline\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with historical photos and a detailed profile of the athlete's life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaria Isabel Sánchez Vegara\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author and creator of the inspirational best-selling series Little People, BIG DREAMS. Growing up in the ’70s in Barcelona, her heroines were Pippi Longstocking, Momo and Tinkerbell, and she felt great admiration for the Spanish poet Gloria Fuertes. She dreamed of becoming a poet just like her one day. It took Maria Isabel almost 40 years and most of her savings to make her dream come true. In 2012, after 20 years of working in advertising, she self-published her first book. Two years later, she released what was meant to be a birth present for her twin nieces, Alba and Claudia: the very first title in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmelia Flower\u003c\/strong\u003e takes inspiration from people-watching and observing social situations and characters. She works worldwide with clients creating beautiful and effective illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"specs\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"specs\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e=====\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9780711246263\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eSize: 24 x 19.5cm\u003cbr\u003ePages: 32\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woods in the Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40670530076846,"sku":"9780711246263","price":17.66,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2950\/5102\/products\/Little-People-Big-Dreams-Wilma-Rudolph1.jpg?v=1627031095","url":"https:\/\/www.woods-in-thebooks.mom\/products\/little-people-big-dreams-wilma-rudolph","provider":"Woods in the Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}