Copyright Date:
2006
Edition Date:
2006
Release Date:
01/01/06
Illustrator:
Henderson, Meryl,
Pages:
213 pages
ISBN:
0-689-87346-8
ISBN 13:
978-0-689-87346-1
Dewey:
921
LCCN:
2005926078
Dimensions:
20 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
(Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 CST 2006)
Sports and civil rights are both part of the drama in this fictionalized biography in the Childhood of Famous Americans series. Growing up in segregated Richmond, Virginia, Ashe encountered vicious prejudice, including exclusion from the tennis court near his home. Even so, he went on to become an international star on the U.S. tennis team, and he broke the color barrier in the sport. The dialogue, thoughts, and feelings are made up, but the history is accurate. Readers will be caught by the details of Ashe's training, his game techniques, and his victories as well as by his important, sometimes controversial roles in the civil rights struggle and the antiapartheid movement. Despite the series title, there is much here about Ashe's adult life, though the focus is on his public role. Illustrated with occasional full-page black-and-white pictures, this lively introduction ends with a short bibliography that will take readers to documented accounts, including Ashe's memoir, Days of Grace (1993).
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Bibliography Index/Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 211-213).
Get to know three-time Grand Slam singles winner Arthur Ashe in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years!
As a kid, Arthur Ashe was so small his father said he wasn’t allowed to play football, so he played tennis instead. He went on to become a professional tennis player—the only black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. After contracting HIV from a blood transfusion, Arthur fought to educate people about HIV and AIDS and to fund treatment for the disease until his death in 1993.
This book is laced with numerous illustrations, and the back of the book includes a timeline, questions, activities, and a glossary, making it the perfect addition to a classroom or home school setting. Perfect for emerging readers, the Childhood of Famous Americans series illustrates the incredible true stories of great Americans.