Michael Phelps : swimming for Olympic gold

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Book

Title:

Michael Phelps : swimming for Olympic gold

Author:

Torsiello, David P.

ISBN:

9780766035911

9780766036307

9780329708238

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Physical Description:

48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Series title(s):

Hot celebrity biographies.

Contents:

Chapter 1 A Fantastic Finish 4 -- Chapter 2 Growing Up 9 -- Chapter 3 Athens 14 -- Chapter 4 Michigan and More 24 -- Chapter 5 Beijing 30 -- Chapter 6 The Future 38.

Summary:

A biography of American Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. In 2008, he won eight gold medals at the Olympic Games in Beijing, breaking the record of most gold medals won at a single Olympics.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.1 1.0 130729.

Personal Subject:

Phelps, Michael, 1985--Juvenile literature.

Phelps, Michael, 1985-

Phelps, Michael, 1985- (OCoLC)fst01595952

Subject(s):

Swimmers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Swimmers -- Biography.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... McMinnville Public Library	927 Phelps, Michael	Searching... Unknown

Swimmer Michael Phelps is considered by many to be the greatest Olympian of all-time. At the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, China, Phelps took home a record 8 gold medals. Readers find out about Phelps's amazing achievements, as well as what life is like for him both in and out of the pool.

Author Notes

David P. Torsiello works in publishing and lives on the East Coast. This is his first title for Enslow Publishers, Inc.

Chapter 1 A Fantastic Finish	p. 4
Chapter 2 Growing Up	p. 9
Chapter 3 Athens	p. 14
Chapter 4 Michigan and More	p. 24
Chapter 5 Beijing	p. 30
Chapter 6 The Future	p. 38
Timeline	p. 44
Further Info	p. 45
Glossary	p. 46
Index	p. 48

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