Who is Katie Ledecky?
(2024)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
J/PAPERBACK/SERIES/WHO

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' Paperbacks J/PAPERBACK/SERIES/WHO Available
Kids' Paperbacks J/PAPERBACK/SERIES/WHO Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York, N.Y. : Penguin Workshop, [2024]
DESCRIPTION

50 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780593752845, 0593752848, 9780593752852, 0593752856, 9780593752845, 0593752848
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Who Is Katie Ledecky? -- Future Olympian -- Suddenly a star -- Stanford success -- Triumph in Tokyo -- Timelines

"Katie Ledecky began swimming competitively at age six after watching her mother and brother in the pool. By age fifteen, she was setting records and winning gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics. And with each year, Katie improved her skills and her times in the water! The Summer 2024 Olympics in Paris will be Katie's fourth, and the world will be watching. With over seven Olympic gold medals, nineteen world championship gold medals, and twenty-two overall medals at the World Aquatics Championships to her name, Katie has become the most decorated female swimmer in the world. Her charming spirit and impressive athletic skills have made Katie a popular role model for young swimmers, and everyone is eager to see what she achieves in the future"--

Ages 8-12

1000L

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