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Kid Olympians: Summer: True Tales of Childhood from Champions and Game Changers

by Robin Stevenson

Childhood paths to the Summer Games

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Childhood paths to the Summer Games

These illustrated short biographies look back at the childhoods of 16 athletes who competed in the Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Their stories range across sports including gymnastics, swimming, tennis, track and field, soccer, and fencing, with examples of practice, setbacks, and barriers to participation. The collection includes international athletes such as Simone Biles, Jesse Owens, Naomi Osaka, Tatyana McFadden, and Usain Bolt. By placing early experiences alongside later sporting achievements, the book connects individual life stories with themes of persistence, courage, and inclusion. Its brief chapters and full-color illustrations give the biographies a compact, accessible format.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children interested in Olympic and Paralympic athletes and sports biographies
  • Readers exploring sports history or athletes’ childhood experiences
  • Classrooms or homeschool settings covering biography, sports, or the Olympics

Themes

PerseveranceCourageInclusionAthletes’ childhoods and sporting journeys

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Book overview

Triumphant, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of international athletes who have captured the world's attention at the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, including Simone Biles, Jesse Owens, Naomi Osaka, Tatyana McFadden, and 12 other incredible Olympians.

Discover why Usain Bolt sometimes skipped practice to play video games, how Serena Williams occasionally sent tennis balls over the fence on purpose, and why Tatyana McFadden had to fight for the right to compete on her school's track team. Readers will also meet Simone Biles, Jesse Owens, Naomi Osaka, Michael Phelps, Yusra Mardini, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Wilma Rudolph, Megan Rapinoe, and other unforgettable Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

Featuring kid-friendly text from award-winning author Robin Stevenson and vivid full-color illustrations by Allison Steinfeld, Kid Athletes celebrates perseverance, courage, inclusion, and the many different paths athletes take to reach the world stage and inspires sports fans ages 8 to 12 to dream bigger, faster, and higher than ever before!

Inside you'll discover:
  • True childhood stories featuring 16 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes including Simone Biles, Jesse Owens, Naomi Osaka, Tatyana McFadden, Usain Bolt, Serena Williams, Michael Phelps, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Wilma Rudolph, Megan Rapinoe, and more
  • Athletes representing track and field, gymnastics, swimming, tennis, soccer, fencing, and other Summer Games sports
  • Illustrated short, kid-friendly chapters for independent and reluctant readers
  • Engaging material for sports history, biography, Olympics, homeschooling, and classroom units

Cheer on the kids that went on to win the medals and discover how persistence, courage, and a willingness to keep trying can carry a dream all the way to the Summer Games.
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