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Mermaid Queen : the spectacular true story of Annette Kellerman, who swam her way to fame, fortune, & swimsuit history!
- Title
- 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.
- Author
- Corey, Shana.
- Publication
- New York : Scholastic Press, 2009.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Fotheringham, Ed
- Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.; 32 cm.
- 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.
- Subjects
- Awards (note)
- A Junior Library Guild selection.
- ISBN
- 0439698359 (hardcover)
- 9780439698351 (hardcover)
- LCCN
- 2007052664
- OCLC
- 190596395
- Author
- Corey, Shana.
- Title
- 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.
- Imprint
- New York : Scholastic Press, 2009.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Awards
- A Junior Library Guild selection.
- Added Author
- Fotheringham, Ed, ill.
- Branch Call Number
- J B Kellerman C