Wilma Unlimted

Wilma Unlimited
Kathleen Krull Illustrated by David Diaz
Harcourt Brace & Company, 1996
Pages: 48
Reading Level: 4-8
Genre: Nonfiction, Biography

Wilma Rudolph was born very small. She was only four pounds, and in 1940, babies didn't usually live. But Wilma did. However, she was very very sick. She had 22 brothers and sisters, and whenever one of them got only a little sick, she would get it twice as bad. One time when she was sick, she got polio which cripped her leg. She wasn't supposed to be able to walk again, but she worked very hard. One day she took her brace off, and decided she wasn't going to wear it anymore. She practiced walking, and one day got good enough to run and play basketball. She played ball in high school, and at a state tournament a track coach saw her run and asked to to come run on his team. Wilma was the first in her family to go to college. She eventually made it to the olympics, where she won 3 gold medals.

I would recommend this book to people with physical disabilities who are feeling down.

I can't see this book causing any problems

My reaction: I was moved by this book. It made me realize that if Wilma could win the olympics, then I can do anything.

My rating: ****