Little People, Big Dreams: Wilma Rudolph (美國版)(硬頁書)

Part of the best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, this board book version of Wilma Rudolph tells the inspiring story of this remarkable sprinter.This board book version of Wilma Rudolph―from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series―introduces the youngest dreamers to the incredible life of this remarkable sprinter and Olympic champion.Wilma 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. Sh