Mermaid Queen
The Spectacular True Story of Annette Kellerman, Who Swam Her Way to Fame, Fortune, & Swimsuit History!
New York : Scholastic Press, 2009.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
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.
Subjects:
Kellermann, Annette, 1886-1975 -- Juvenile literature.
Swimmers -- Australia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women swimmers -- Australia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women social reformers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Kellermann, Annette, 1886-1975 -- Juvenile literature.
Swimmers -- Australia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women swimmers -- Australia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women social reformers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: AD650L
ISBN:
9780439698351 (hardcover)
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Kellerman, Annette | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Kellerman | Eastover | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Kellerman, Annette | Sandhills Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Kellerman, Annette | St. Andrews Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references.
A Junior Library Guild selection
A Junior Library Guild selection