The Fastest Girl on Earth!
Meet Kitty O'Neil, Daredevil Driver!
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2021
Summary
Gear up for this high-powered picture book biography about Kitty O’Neil, the stuntwoman and racecar driver who broke the women’s land speed record!
Kitty O’Neil was a force to be reckoned with. She became deaf as a child, and grew up loving sports and action. Kitty jumped, ran, raced, and swam, all while learning to read lips and communicating through sign language. Eventually, Kitty took a job as a stuntwoman, doing the most dangerous job on set and even filming stunts for films like…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593125717 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593125711 |
| Author: | Dean Robbins, Elizabeth Baddeley |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 279mm |
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Critics Review
“This thrilling biography provides excellent representation of the deaf community as well as of a woman in sports.” – School Library Journal, starred review
“This thrilling biography provides excellent representation of the deaf community as well as of a woman in sports.” –School Library Journal, starred review
About The Author
Dean Robbins
Dean Robbins is a journalist and children’s book author. His previous books include Two Friends; Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko, and Miss Paul and the President, illustrated by Nancy Zhang. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his family.
Elizabeth Baddeley teaches design and is an illustrator whose previous work includes A Woman in the House (and Senate) by Ilene Cooper, Women Who Broke the Rules- Mary Todd Lincoln by Kathleen Krull, and I Dissent- Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri.
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