Tom Daley (Ultimate Sports Heroes)
Title | Tom Daley (Ultimate Sports Heroes) PDF eBook |
Author | Melanie Hamm |
Publisher | Dino Books |
Pages | 92 |
Release | 2021-06-24 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1789464382 |
This is the story of Tokyo Olympics gold-medal-winner, Tom Daley, and his journey to greatness. Tom Daley is British diver specialising in the 10-metre platform event and has been competing internationally since he was twelve years old. Born and raised in Plymouth, Tom was spotted by a coach during one of his diving lessons and since then has been a force to be reckoned with in the sport. This is the story of how a young boy went from lessons at his local pool to a star on the international stage, winning two gold medals in the 2010 Commonwealth Games as well as bronze in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
Dina Asher-Smith (Ultimate Sports Heroes)
Title | Dina Asher-Smith (Ultimate Sports Heroes) PDF eBook |
Author | Charlotte Browne |
Publisher | Dino Books |
Pages | 95 |
Release | 2021-06-24 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1789464366 |
This is the story of one of the world's best sprinters and her journey to greatness. Dina Asher-Smith is the fastest British woman in recorded history, an Olympic medallist and the 2019 World Champion at 200 metres. The British sprint superstar was born in London and by the age of seven she was already faster than any of her friends, and even her teachers. Follow her inspirational story from her lunchtime running club at primary school to the bright lights of the international stage.
My Story
Title | My Story PDF eBook |
Author | Lola Taubman |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 151 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1105713687 |
Lola Taubman was born in 1925 in the Carpathian Mountains (then Czechoslovakia). Life was rich in her extended Jewish family, part of a community with citizens from many backgrounds, where multiple languages were common currency, and education mingled with the joys and games of youth. By the late 1930s, anti-Semitism grew, and communities were disrupted. In May 1944, Lola and her family, and the remaining Jews from her town, were sent to Auschwitz. Lola was chosen to work; her immediate family perished. In January 1945, as the allies approached, the Nazis moved her, with many others from Auschwitz, on a series of death marches. Life as a DP followed, with a 4-year struggle to emigrate to the U.S. Arriving in New York in 1949, she later relocated to the Detroit area, where she married Sam Taubman and raised a family. Since the mid-1990s, she has been an inspiring speaker about her Holocaust experiences. Now, she shares her amazing story with us in this moving narrative of her life's journey.
Ultimate Sports Heroes - Usain Bolt
Title | Ultimate Sports Heroes - Usain Bolt PDF eBook |
Author | John Murray |
Publisher | Dino Books |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2017-07-13 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1786068222 |
'Usain was confident. After all, he'd been rewriting the record books of athletics history for a decade.' 9.58 seconds was all it took for Usain Bolt to blaze his way into the history books, with a 100 metres world record that shocked the world. But when Usain was little, he preferred cricket to running. No one knew that the tall, skinny boy from a small town in Jamaiwould go on to become 'The Lightning Bolt' – the fastest man ever.
My Story
Title | My Story PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Daley |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 357 |
Release | 2012-05-24 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1405909501 |
DIVE INTO THE REMARKABLE FIRST OFFICIAL MEMOIR OF OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST TOM DALEY AND DISCOVER WHERE IT ALL BEGAN 'I laughed, I cried, I loved it! Probably the most inspirational book I have ever read' 5***** Reader Review 'You feel like you're there with Tom through the highs and lows of his life' 5***** Reader Review _______ In 2012, at the age of eighteen, Tom Daley had the whole country behind him as he won bronze at the Olympic Games in London. A double Commonwealth gold medal winner, he was already one of the sport's most exciting athletes. But behind his rise to sporting stardom, there is also a heartbreaking and inspiring story of a young man coping with the death of his father whilst under the glare of the world's media spotlight. In this, Tom's first official memoir, he writes honestly and openly about the pressures, challenges and fascinating experiences of being a world-class Olympian. From his day-to-day schedule, to his hobbies and family life, to sharing his hopes and dreams in the build-up to the London Olympics, this book offers a unique chance to get close to Tom. You already know him as the legendary Olympic athlete. Now, get the know the man behind the medals.
Coming Up for Air: What I Learned from Sport, Fame and Fatherhood
Title | Coming Up for Air: What I Learned from Sport, Fame and Fatherhood PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Daley |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Pages | 249 |
Release | 2021-10-14 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0008217920 |
Longlisted for Autobiography of the Year, Sports Book Awards 2022 The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller ‘Honest and moving – everything a memoir should be’ The Sun ‘An illuminating look at what it takes to be an Olympian ... in this story, passion reigns supreme’ Cosmopolitan
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Ultimate Sports Heroes)
Title | Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Ultimate Sports Heroes) PDF eBook |
Author | Melanie Hamm |
Publisher | Dino Books |
Pages | 95 |
Release | 2021-06-24 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1789464374 |
This is the story of one of the world's best heptathletes and her journey to greatness. Katarina Johnson-Thompson is a British heptathlete and won gold in the 2019 World Championships with a British record of 6,981 points. After making her Olympic debut in 2012, Katarina has suffered many disappointments, heartbreaks and frustrations, but she has never let it stop her. Now a World Champion, she is ready to take on the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.