Tom Daley (Ultimate Sports Heroes) (eBook)

Going for Gold

Melanie Hamm (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
176 Seiten
John Blake (Verlag)
978-1-78946-438-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This is the story of Tokyo Olympics gold-medal-winner, Tom Daley, and his journey to greatness.Tom Daley is British diver specialising in the 10-metre platform event and has been competing internationally since he was twelve years old. Born and raised in Plymouth, Tom was spotted by a coach during one of his diving lessons and since then has been a force to be reckoned with in the sport. This is the story of how a young boy went from lessons at his local pool to a star on the international stage, winning two gold medals in the 2010 Commonwealth Games as well as bronze in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

Autor

Melanie Hamm is a writer and editor of fiction, non-fiction and picture books for children. Originally from Ipswich, she now lives in south London, where she loves to spend time in her local park, dreaming of having a dog to throw sticks to. She is passionate about art, theatre and environmental issues, as well as children's literacy.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.6.2021
• Reihe/Serie: Ultimate Sports Heroes
• Reihe/Serie: Ultimate Sports Heroes
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
• Schlagworte: 10-metre platform event • Beijing 2008 • books about sport • books for girls • books for reluctant readers • books for sports fans • British diver, television personality • Champion • diving champion • double World champion • FINA World Championship • gay role model • going for gold • inspirational figures • LGBT hero • LGBTQ+ role model • London 2012 • mdeal winner, biography of olympic athlete • men in sport • Olympic gold medalist • Olympic gold medal winner • Overcoming Adversity • record-breaker • Resilience • Rio 2016 • Splash! • sports books for boys • Teenage hero • Tokyo 2021 • Tokyo Olympics • World Champion • YouTube vlogger
• ISBN-10: 1-78946-438-2 / 1789464382
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78946-438-2 / 9781789464382