Roy Apps

EDGE: Dream to Win: Usain Bolt

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Usain had a dream, he wanted to play cricket. But an eagle-eyed coach spotted his sprinting talent at school in Jamaica. Usain soon discovered that the path to becoming a pro-athlete is tough going, and if he was to fulfil his destiny and become the FASTEST MAN ON EARTH, he was going to need every ounce of determination, plus a great sense of humour. This is the story of Usain's discovery, his first athletic events and the Olympic Games.Dream to Win: Usain Bolt is written by expert author Roy Apps for kids with a reading age of 7 (but could also be enjoyed by pre-teens) and illustrated with black-and-white artwork. The stories focus on t… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: King, Chris (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-1-4451-4142-8
EAN: 9781445141428
Produktnummer: 20393471
Verlag: Hachette Children's Group
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 48 S.
Masse: H13.2 cm x B19.8 cm x D0.4 cm 54 g
Auflage: Illustrated ed
Abbildungen: black and white
Gewicht: 54
Sonstiges: Children / Juvenile

Über den Autor

Roy Apps is the author of more than fifty children's books, including The Twitches, Fang Gang and How To Handle. He is the author of the highly successful Dream to Win series for Franklin Watts.His novel The Secret Summer of Daniel Lyons won The Writers' Guild Children's Book Award and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Awards. It is now a successful musical.Roy writes extensively for radio, theatre and TV. In 2001 he was awarded a BAFTA for his children's TV work, which includes Byker Grove, The Ghost Hunter and Barmy Aunt Boomerang.Roy visits schools, libraries and bookshops to read from his books and to share the secrets of The Shed in Your Head . He runs Writing Projects for all ages and over the last few years has helped young and new writers make books, stage plays, films, performance poetry and most recently, an opera.