Daughter of the light-footed people : the story of indigenous marathon champion Lorena Ramírez
(2024)
By:
Medina, Belen
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
J/BIOGRAPHY/796.42/RAMIREZ,L
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York, New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2024]
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 25 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781665931427, 1665931426 :, 1665931426, 9781665931427
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"From the copper canyons of Mexico her swift footsteps echo. Clip clap, clip clap. Experience a 60-mile run with indigenous athlete Lorena Ramirez, who captured the world's attention when she won an ultramarathon in Mexico wearing a skirt and rubber sandals--the traditional clothes of the Rarámuri, 'the light-footed people'"--
Ages 4-8
Grades 2-3