In 1966, Gibb's entry to run in the Boston Marathon was denied. So she disguised herself with a blue hooded sweatshirt and her brother's Bermuda shorts and ran anyway, becoming the first woman to ever participate. A special section includes exercise and nutrition tips for kids. Full color.
In 1966, Gibb's entry to run in the Boston Marathon was denied. So she disguised herself with a blue hooded sweatshirt and her brother's Bermuda short...
Get to know John Lewis, social justice activist and politician, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people “you should meet!” Meet John Lewis. When John Lewis was a teenager, he asked Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to help integrate a segregated school in his hometown. From then on, John Lewis never stopped organizing, from Freedom Rides, to the marches in Selma and Washington, and more. He believed in getting into “good trouble” for good causes, and became a Civil Rights activist and United States Representative. It’s never too...
Get to know John Lewis, social justice activist and politician, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies ...