Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman -- Kathleen Krull, Paperback

This award-winning true story of Black Olympic runner Wilma Rudolph, who overcame childhood polio and eventually went on to win three gold medals, is illustrated by Caldecott medal-winning artist David Diaz.

Before Wilma Rudolph was five years old, polio had paralyzed her left leg. Everyone said she would never walk again. But Wilma refused to believe it. Not only would she walk again, she vowed, she'd run. And she did run--all the way to the Olympics, where she became the first American woman to earn three gold medals in a single Olympiad. This dramatic and inspiring true story is illustrated in bold watercolor and acrylic paintings.


Author: Kathleen Krull
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 02/01/2000
Pages: 44
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.30h x 10.80w x 0.20d
ISBN: 9780152020989
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 13757 / Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman

Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/21/2000 pg. 89
Booklist 03/01/2001 pg. 1280