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Daughter of the light-footed people : the story of indigenous marathon champion Lorena Ramírez Cover Image Book

Daughter of the light-footed people : the story of indigenous marathon champion Lorena Ramírez / by Belen Medina Cabot ; illustrations by Natalia Rojas Castro.

Medina, Belen, (author.). Castro, Natalia Rojas, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"From the copper canyons of Mexico her swift footsteps echo. Clip clap, clip clap. Experience a 60-mile run with indigenous athlete Lorena Ramirez, who captured the world's attention when she won an ultramarathon in Mexico wearing a skirt and rubber sandals--the traditional clothes of the Rarámuri, 'the light-footed people.'"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781665931427
  • ISBN: 1665931426
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 22 x 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2024]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 4-8 Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Grades 2-3 Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

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Subject: Ramirez, Lorena, 1995- > Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women runners > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Runners (Sports) > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Marathon running > Mexico > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Picture books.
Biographies.

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  • 12 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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Old Fort Branch Library PIC MED (Text) 37810438163908 Easy New Available -
Andrews Public Library J B RAMIREZ (Text) 80605003723730 Juvenile Biography Available -
Ashe County Public Library OJ82824 (Text) 50503-1427 On Order On order -
Bordeaux Library JB RAMIREZ (Text) 31781068191764 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
C.B. Hildebrand Public Library J B RAMIREZ (Text) 33557004656989 Juvenile Biography Available -
Cliffdale Library JB RAMIREZ (Text) 31781068191772 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 09/07/2024
Cumberland Headquarters JB RAMIREZ (Text) 31781068191780 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 09/04/2024
East Asheville Library E CAB (Text) 0020660341361 Juvenile New Fiction Available -
East Regional Library JB RAMIREZ (Text) 31781068191814 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Hope Mills Library JB RAMIREZ (Text) 31781068191806 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
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