The Race Of The Century: The Battle To Break The Four-minute

Descripción

PRODUCTO:

Nombre: The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile (Scholastic Focus) (Libro en Inglé
Marca: Scholastic Focus

DESCRIPCIÓN:

Product Description

Highly acclaimed author Neal Bascomb brings his peerless research and fast-paced narrative style to a young adult adaptation of one of his most successful adult books of all time, The Perfect Mile, an inspiring and moving story of three men racing to achieve the impossible -- the perfect four-minute mile.

There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each set out to break this barrier: Roger Bannister was a young English medical student who epitomized the ideal of the amateur; John Landy the privileged son of a genteel Australian family; and Wes Santee the swaggering American, a Kansas farm boy and natural athlete.
Spanning three continents and defying the odds, these athletes' collective quest captivated the world. Neal Bascomb's bestselling adult account adapted for young readers delivers a breathtaking story of unlikely heroes and leaves us with a lasting portrait of the twilight years of the golden age of sport.

Review

Praise for The Racers:
* "Masterly history detective Bascomb provides a fascinating chronicle Will engage readers Riveting Compelling story line Highly recommended for middle and high school students who enjoy narrative nonfiction and sports history." -- School Library Journal, starred review
* "Bascomb excels at launching the reader along famous racecourses, such as the Circuit de Monaco and the Nürburgring, palpably describing the pressures felt by the drivers both literally and emotionally Though geared toward car and racing enthusiasts, this book will enthrall any with a passing curiosity in those subjects or history lovers who enjoy an underdog tale. Period photos and posters, plus an extensive bibliography, fortify this impressive speed read." -- Booklist, starred review
"Exhilarating." -- Publishers Weekly
"Bascomb is adept at interweaving historical, biographical, and heart-pounding sports threads into a compulsive whole, in which Hitler and hubris get their comeuppance, and for a brief moment in 1938 before World War II fully detonates, Nazis are bested. With plenty of period illustrations and a fascinating author's note on Bascomb's joyride in a Delahaye 145, as well as bibliography, source notes, and index, this promises broad crossover appeal for teens and adults, history and sports buffs, engineering enthusiasts, and of course, anyone mesmerized by Ford v Ferrari." -- Bulletin for the Center of the Study of Children's Books
"Bascomb takes a complex, nuanced story and shapes a fascinating narrative that keeps pace with the speed of the track A great read for all fans of the sport, or anyone looking for a little catharsis." -- Jewish Boston
"The perfect book for race-car-loving WWII buffs Bascomb provides readers with a unique insight into the time period, focusing on a subject that is often overlooked in the history books What makes this book so extraordinary is how it implicitly explores the connection between manufacturing and politics So well-researched You'll learn much from this distinctly interesting angle on one of the most well-written periods in history." -- Paperback Paris

Praise for The Grand Escape:
* "Bascomb does an extraordinary job of bringing the principal escapees to life His account of the Herculean task of digging the tunnel is fascinating, viscerally evoking the claustrophobic act. He also invests his account with page-turning suspense and colorful detail. The narrative is enhanced by the inclusion of generous period photographs and contemporary maps and charts. Altogether the book is a marvel of research and an example of narrative nonfiction at its finest. It's a grand adventure." -- Booklist, starred review
* "Suspenseful reading, enhanced by diagrams and photographs. A fine escapade related with proper drama and likely to be news even to well-read young historians." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

CARACTERÍSTICAS PRINCIPALES:

-Idioma: Inglés
-Envío: Desde EE. UU.
-Libro Impreso y Nuevo

MÁS DETALLES:

Tiempo de entrega: 10 días
Peso del paquete: 1 kg
Medidas: 5 cm x 22 cm x 27 cm cm
Material: Papel
Modelo: 9781338628463
Meses de garantía: 1
Garantía: Por defecto de fabricación
Condición: Nuevo
Color: Multicolor
Nombre de color: Multicolor
ASIN: 1338628461
País de producción: United States
Encuadernado: Pasta dura
Editorial: Scholastic Focus
Titulo del libro: The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile (Scholastic Focus) (Libro en Inglés)
Autor: Bascomb, Neal
Fecha de publicación: 2022
Idioma: Inglés
Edición: 1
Número de páginas: 256
ISBN-13: 9781338628463
Edad mínima sugerida: 6
Genero musical: Literatura Universal
Contenido del paquete: 1 pieza
SKU: 9781338628463