Título: The Greatest: Muhammad Ali
Autor: Walter Dean Myers
Sinopse: Captures the excitement that Ali created in a generation of young African Americans, who found in the brash, young boxer a new kind of hero. Booklist Includes photos From his childhood in the segregated South to his final fight with Parkinsons disease, Muhammad Ali never backed down. He was banned from boxing during his prime because he refused to fight in Vietnam. He became a symbol of the antiwar movementand a defender of civil rights. As The Greatest, he was a boxer of undeniable talent and courage. He took the world by stormonly Ali could float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. From a New York Timesbestselling author and winner of numerous awardsincluding the Michael L. Printz Award, Newbery Honors, a Caldecott Honor and five Coretta Scott King awardsthis is an inspiring biography of Ali, Olympic gold medalist, former heavyweight champion, and one of the most influential people of all time. Myers interweaves fight sequences with the boxers life story and the political events and issues of the day. He doesnt shy away from reporting on the brutality of the sport and documents the toll it has taken on its many stars . . . Myerss writing flows while describing the boxing action and the legends larger-than-life story. School Library Journal
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “The Greatest: Muhammad Ali”, de Walter Dean Myers, publicado pela editora Scholastic Inc., em 2016 e com 169 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Scholastic Inc.
Páginas: 169
Ano: 2016
Edição:
Linguagem: English
ISBN: 1338145436
ISBN13: 9781338145434
