The Resource Mermaid Queen : the spectacular true story of Annette Kellerman, who swam her way to fame, fortune, & swimsuit history!, by Shana Corey ; illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham
Mermaid Queen : the spectacular true story of Annette Kellerman, who swam her way to fame, fortune, & swimsuit history!, by Shana Corey ; illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham
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The item Mermaid Queen : the spectacular true story of Annette Kellerman, who swam her way to fame, fortune, & swimsuit history!, by Shana Corey ; illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item Mermaid Queen : the spectacular true story of Annette Kellerman, who swam her way to fame, fortune, & swimsuit history!, by Shana Corey ; illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System.
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- Summary
- As a child growing up in Australia, Annette Kellerman was a frail ugly duckling who dreamed of becoming a graceful ballerina. With courage and determination, she confronted a crippling illness to become an internationally known record-setting athlete who revolutionized the sport of swimming for women, a movie star who invented water ballet, and a fashion revolutionary who modernized the swimsuit
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Mermaid Queen : the spectacular true story of Annette Kellerman, who swam her way to fame, fortune, & swimsuit history!
- Title
- Mermaid Queen
- Title remainder
- the spectacular true story of Annette Kellerman, who swam her way to fame, fortune, & swimsuit history!
- Statement of responsibility
- by Shana Corey ; illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham
- Subject
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- Swimmers -- Australia -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueEndurance sports
- Kellerman, Annette, 1888-1975
- trueMarathon swimming
- trueSwimmers -- Australia -- Biography
- Women social reformers -- Great Britain -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueWomen swimmers -- Australia -- Biography
- Women swimmers -- Australia -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- As a child growing up in Australia, Annette Kellerman was a frail ugly duckling who dreamed of becoming a graceful ballerina. With courage and determination, she confronted a crippling illness to become an internationally known record-setting athlete who revolutionized the sport of swimming for women, a movie star who invented water ballet, and a fashion revolutionary who modernized the swimsuit
- Award
- Amelia Bloomer List, 2010
- Awards note
- A Junior Library Guild selection
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 312279
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Corey, Shana
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- GV838.K45
- LC item number
- C67 2009
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 2
- 5
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Fotheringham, Ed
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Kellerman, Annette
- Swimmers
- Women swimmers
- Women social reformers
- Target audience
- primary
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the spectacular true story of Annette Kellerman, who swam her way to fame, fortune, & swimsuit history!
- Label
- Mermaid Queen : the spectacular true story of Annette Kellerman, who swam her way to fame, fortune, & swimsuit history!, by Shana Corey ; illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham
- Dimensions
- 32 cm.
- Extent
- [42] p.
- Isbn
- 9780439698351
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2007052664
- Other physical details
- col. ill.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o190596395
- (OCoLC)190596395
- Label
- Mermaid Queen : the spectacular true story of Annette Kellerman, who swam her way to fame, fortune, & swimsuit history!, by Shana Corey ; illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham
- Dimensions
- 32 cm.
- Extent
- [42] p.
- Isbn
- 9780439698351
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2007052664
- Other physical details
- col. ill.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o190596395
- (OCoLC)190596395
Subject
- Swimmers -- Australia -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueEndurance sports
- Kellerman, Annette, 1888-1975
- trueMarathon swimming
- trueSwimmers -- Australia -- Biography
- Women social reformers -- Great Britain -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueWomen swimmers -- Australia -- Biography
- Women swimmers -- Australia -- Biography | Juvenile literature
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