Description
A dynamic author-illustrator team follows the threetime heavyweight champ through twelve rounds of a remarkable life. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. . . . I'm the prettiest thing that ever lived!" From the moment a fired-up teenager from Kentucky won 1960 Olympic gold to the day in 1996 when a retired legend, hands shaking from Parkinson's, returned to raise the Olympic torch, the boxer known as "The Greatest" waged many a fight. Some were in the ring, against opponents like Sonny Liston and Joe Frazier; others were against societal prejudice and against a war he refused to support because of his Islamic faith. Charles R. Smith Jr.'s rap-inspired verse weaves and bobs and jabs with relentless energy, while Bryan Collier's bold collage artwork matches every move -- capturing the "Louisville loudmouth with the great gift of rhyme" who shed the name Cassius Clay to take on the world as Muhammad Ali.
Back matter includes a time line.
Back matter includes a time line.
Details
Author: |
Charles R. Smith Jr. |
Illustrator: |
Bryan Collier |
ISBN 10: |
0763616923 |
Pages: |
80 |
Publisher: |
Candlewick Press (MA) |
Publication Date: |
November 13, 2007 |
Binding: |
Hardcover |
Weight: |
1.77lbs |
Age Group: |
Young Readers (9 - 13) |
Grade Range: |
5-UP |
