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Author
Publisher
Arcade Pub
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
Fontenoy presents us with an adventure story on the high seas as she challenges the Pacific Ocean--a feat no woman before her ever accomplished. Already the first woman to row alone across the North Atlantic, Maud raised the bar to defy the elements, the daunting solitude, and the circling sharks of the South Pacific on her second solo voyage. She overcame all the odds as well as her personal doubts and fears, demonstrating not only her indomitable...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
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Daniel James Brown's robust book tells the story of the University of Washingtons 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Berlin, 1936. The Olympic finals of the eight-oared rowing race. Germany, Italy, USA. The American boat touches the finish line first, beating all odds and sending Hitler away in a silent rage. In the midst of the Great Depression, the nine rowers showed the world what true grit really meant. They were western, working-class boys who never expected to beat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain, yet they did. At the center of the tale...
Author
Publisher
Beascoa
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
Hoy no hay cole, así que Leo y Blanca quieren pasar un día divertido con sus amigos ... Pero Mamá tiene otros planes y se ha empeñado en organizar ¡una fantástica aventura! Bueno, a veces las madres no son muy buenas organizando planes pero ... ¿a que son geniales?
When Blanca and Leo's mother takes a day off to spend time with them, she decides to take them on a subway trip so they can go for a boat ride at the park, although they are not...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In 1936, nine boys from the University of Washington took the rowing world and a nation by storm, when their eight-oar crew team captured the gold medal at the Olympics in Berlin. The boys' victory, and their obstacles, inspired a nation struggling to emerge from the depths of the Depression.
Author
Publisher
Summersdale
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
4,000 miles of unpredictable ocean 500 Chocolate bars 124 days of physical exertion 3 Guinness World Records set 1 incredible journey. On 1 April 2009, brave twenty-three-year-old Sarah Outen embarked on an ambitious solo voyage across the Indian Ocean in her rowing boat, Dippers.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Offers an inspirational story of how one woman traded an unhappy job and marriage for a 103-day solo voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, powered only by muscle, grit, and determination, in an account by the first woman to ever row from California to Hawaii.
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