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K-3
Illustrated by
Matt Collins.
Macy and Collins assuredly capture twenty-year-old Gertrude Ederle's unique fortitude of August 6, 1926, when, after fourteen-plus hours, she achieved her goal of being the first woman to swim the English Channel. The book begins mid-swim, and Macy's immediate, involving text takes breaks only to supply essential backstory and scene-setting details. Collins's retro-flavored mixed-media art has a you-are-there, camera-like perspective. Timeline. Bib.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2017
32 pp.
| Harcourt/Gulliver
| March, 2000
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TradeISBN 0-15-201969-3$$16.00
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Terry Widener.
Adler's engaging narration smoothly incorporates important episodes in Ederle's life (e.g., the 1924 Olympics and her record-breaking English Channel swim), some background against which to view them, and enough amplification to make them memorable. Widener's painterly acrylics depict a sturdy heroine alone in her quests yet cheered by thousands in her victories. An afterword adds background.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2000
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