Daughter of the light-footed people : the story of indigenous marathon champion Lorena Ramírez
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2024]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 24 cm
Audience
Grades 2-3 Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
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.""--
Subjects
- Indians of North America > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Women runners > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Runners (Sports) > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Marathon running > Mexico > Juvenile literature.
- Women runners > United States > Biography.
- Runners (Sports) > United States > Biography.
- Indians of North America.
- Marathon running > Mexico.
- Ramirez, Lorena, 1995- > Juvenile literature.
- Ramirez, Lorena, 1995-