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Description edit
A dynamic author-illustrator team follows the threetime heavyweight champ through twelve rounds of a remarkable life. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. . . . I’m the prettiest thing that ever lived!" From the moment a fired-up teenager from Kentucky won 1960 Olympic gold to the day... read more
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Charles R. Smith (Author)
- Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
Awards edit
- Coretta Scott King Book Award (2008: Illustrated, Honor)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 796.83092
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Biographies › Sports & Recreation
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Biographies › People of Color
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › People, A-Z › ( A ) › Ali, Muhammad
- Books › Teens › School & Sports › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Explore the World
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Poetry
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
- Books › Children's Books › Sports & Activities
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