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Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
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Product Description Texas Bluebonnet Masterlist, Texas Library Association (TLA) Carter G. Woodson Award, National Council for the Social Studies Distinguished Children's Biography List, Cleveland Public Library Editor's Favorites, The Bloomsbury Review Kiriyama Prize, Notable Children's Books, Pacific Rim Voices Librarian's Choices, Texas Woman's University Once Upon a World Children's Book Award, The Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance Library and Archives The true story of Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, six-time Olympic swimming champion and legendary surfer who popularized surfing around the world. Growing up in Honolulu with the Pacific Ocean as his backyard, Duke Kahanamoku learned to swim and surf at a young age. By his early twenties, Duke's lightning-fast swimming won him a place on the 1912 United States Olympic team and a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle race. Over the years Duke struggled with racism and financial troubles, but by the end of his twenty-year Olympic career, he was a six-time medal winner. Although a swimming champion, Duke's passion was surfing. He traveled the world, introducing surfboarding to Australia and the east and west coasts of the United States. Considered the father of modern surfing, Duke spread his love of the ocean and Hawai'i wherever he went. Throughout his life Duke Kahanamoku was beloved for his modesty, sportsmanship, and amazing skill in the water. Today he remains a legendary waterman and an inspiration to all to live life with aloha. aloha: love, kindness, grace, affection, compassion; also traditional Hawaiian greeting or farewell Review ...father of modern surfing, who battled racism, politics and financial difficulties on his way to becoming a gold- and silver-medal-winning Olympic swimmer.. Waldrep's stunning Art Deco-style airbrush illustrations complement this rich picture. --Kirkus Reviews biography brings to light a seminal figure in the history of surfing and Olympic swimming. ... a portrait of a man whose humility, good nature, and hard work allowed him to forge a path of success despite a background completely lacking in privilege --The Horn Book Guide ..Crowe depicts his encounters with racial discrimination with sensitivity, underscoring the courage and character he developed to face these setbacks...vibrant, action-filled illustrations... Well researched and fact-filled. -- Starred Review --School Library Journal About the Author ELLIE CROWE is the award-winning author of Surfer of the Century, the Life of Duke Kahanamoku (Lee and Low Books NY), Exploring Hawaii, Places of Power, History, Mystery and Magic (Island Heritage Honolulu), Hawaii, A Pictorial Celebration (Sterling Publishing NY) Hardcore Inventing, Invent, Protect, Promote and Profit (Skyhorse Publishing NY) Kamehameha, The Boy Who Became a Warrior King(Island Heritage HI), The Boy Who Tricked the Ghosts (Island Heritage HI) See Under the Sea (Island Heritage Hawaii) See Under the Deep Blue Sea Whale Tail (Island Heritage Hawaii),Go to Sleep Hide and Seek, (Island Heritage Hawaii) Touch and Sea Sea Shore (Island Heritage Hawaii, Touch and Sea Rain Forest (Island Heritage HI) AWARDS: Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Once Upon a World Award 2008, Texas Bluebonnet Master List 2011, Asian Pacific American Award for Children's Literature 2008, Bank Street College Books of the Year 2008, Kahili Award in Literary Arts 2004, Hawaii Tourism Association Award for Excellence 2002, Kirayama Notable Books 2008, Bloomsbury Review Editors Favorite 2008, Texas Women's University Librarians Choice 2008, School Library Journal Starred Review, Hawaii Book Publishers Association 5 Awards for Literary Excellence 2004.
