Tenacious: Fifteen Adventures Alongside Disabled Athletes - Hardcover
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Tenacious: Fifteen Adventures Alongside Disabled Athletes - Hardcover
$20.95
by Patty Cisneros Prevo (Author), Dion Mbd (Illustrator)
Meet fifteen remarkable athletes who use adaptive equipment in this beautiful and truth-telling picture book.
A downhill skier whose blindness has sharpened her communication skills. An adaptive surfer who shreds waves while sitting down. A young man who excels at wheelchair motocross--but struggles with math. Tenacious tells their stories and more, revealing the daily joys and challenges of life as an athlete with disabilities.
These competitors have won gold medals, set world records, climbed mountain peaks, claimed national championships, and many more extraordinary achievements. Get to know them in Tenacious!
Author Biography
Patty Cisneros Prevo is a first-generation Latina, writer, two-time Paralympic gold medalist, and proud mom and partner. She also works as the University of Wisconsin Health Program Manager of DEI. Her manuscript for Tenacious won the 2018 Lee & Low New Voices Award Honor and marks her debut as an author. Learn more about her at pattycisnerosprevo.com.
Dion MBD or Dionisius Mehaga Bangun Djayasaputra, is an Indonesian illustrator and designer who lives and works between Brooklyn and Bandung. Dion received his Illustration BFA from Ringling College of Art Design in Florida where he grew his fascinations with clouds. Check out his website to learn more about him at dionmbd.com.
Number of Pages: 40
Dimensions: 0.41 x 9.76 x 11.3 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: June 27, 2023
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Tenacious: Fifteen Adventures Alongside Disabled Athletes
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 6.3
Point Value: 1
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