This inspirational biography for children, written by award-winning author Roy Apps, follows the jumping story of Greg Rutherford and his incredible rise to become Olympic long jump gold medalist and IAAF top-ranking Diamond League athlete. Illustrated with colour artwork by Alessandro Valdrighi, including graphic novel-style panels, this book is perfect for sport-mad girls and boys with a reading age of 7, but will work perfectly well for older readers too.
Printed on off-white paper using a reading font approved by the British Dyslexia Association, the Sporting Heroes series brings to life the skill, grit and determination needed to be a world-class sportsperson today.
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| ISBN: | 9781445153377 |
| Publication date: | 13th December 2018 |
| Author: | Roy Apps |
| Illustrator: | Alessandro Valdrighi |
| Publisher: | Franklin Watts an imprint of Hachette Children's Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 47 pages |
| Series: | Sporting Heroes |
| Genres: |
Sports Children’s / Teenage general interest: Athletics and gymnastics Sporting Stories Short Stories True Stories |