Trudy's Big Swim
How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm
New York : Holiday House, [2017]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 36 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Tells the story of Gertrude Ederle's 1926 swim across the English Channel, describing how she overcame difficult environmental, physical, and cultural challenges to become the first woman to establish her historic record.
Subjects:
Ederle, Gertrude, 1906-2003 -- Juvenile literature.
Swimmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women swimmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Swimmers -- Juvenile literature.
Women swimmers -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ederle, Gertrude, 1906-2003 -- Juvenile literature.
Swimmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women swimmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Swimmers -- Juvenile literature.
Women swimmers -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: AD980L
ISBN:
9780823436651
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Ederle, Gertrude | Ballentine Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Ederle, Gertrude | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Ederle, Gertrude | Southeast | Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-35).