Wilma unlimited : how Wilma Rudolph became the world's fastest woman / Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by David Diaz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krull, Kathleen, author.

Contributor:

Diaz, David, illustrator, photographer.

Diaz, Cecelia Zieba, photographer.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rudolph, Wilma, 1940-1994--Juvenile literature.

Rudolph, Wilma.

Rudolph, Wilma, 1940-1994.

Runners (Sports)--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Runners (Sports).

Women runners--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Women runners.

Tack and field athletes.

African Americans--Biography.

Women--Biography.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[44] unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm

Edition:

[Special edition]

Place of Publication:

[Mahwah, New Jersey] : Troll [Associates, 1996].

Summary:

Biography of Wilma Rudolph, an African-American who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track during a single Olympics.

Notes:

"Reprinted by arrangement with Harcourt Brace & Company."

"The paintings in this book were created with acrylics, watercolor, and gouache on Arches watercolor paper."

"The backgrounds were composed and photographed by David Diaz and Cecelia Zieba-Diaz.

"The display type and text type were set in Ariel, a font created by David Diaz."

"Designed by David Diaz with special assistance of Cecelia Zieba-Diaz and Troy Viss."

Title page has "Harcourt Brace & Company" in publisher statement.

"Troll" printed on front and back covers and spine.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

ISBN:

0152012671 :

OCLC:

38191302