Mermaid Queen : the spectacular true story of Annette Kellerman, who swam her way to fame, fortune, & swimsuit history!
(2009)
By:
Corey, Shana
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
E/BIOGRAPHY/797.21/KELLERMAN,A/COR
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Scholastic Press, 2009
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780439698351 (hardcover), 0439698359 (hardcover), 0439698359
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
As a child growing up in Australia, Annette Kellerman was a frail ugly duckling who dreamed of becoming a graceful ballerina. With courage and determination, she confronted a crippling illness to become an internationally known record-setting athlete who revolutionized the sport of swimming for women, a movie star who invented water ballet, and a fashion revolutionary who modernized the swimsuit
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