Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation): The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics
$11.99
Subject: Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
Author: Brown, Daniel James
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 08-2016
ISBN: 0147516854 | EAN: 9780147516855
BasicBinding: Paperback
Features: Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Ikids | Pages: 256
Audience Age Range: 10 to UP
Reading Grade Level: 05 to UP
Annotation: "Out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant. With rowers who were the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington's eight-oar crew was never expected to defeat the elite East Coast teams, yet they did, going on to shock the world by challenging the German boat rowing for Adolf Hitler"--
"Out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant. With rowers who were the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington's eight-oar crew was never expected to defeat the elite East Coast teams, yet they did, going on to shock the world by challenging the German boat rowing for Adolf Hitler"--
| Subject: | Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction |
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| Title Status | Available |
| Return Code | Yes |
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