Muhammad Ali

The People's Champion

By Myers, Walter Dean & Delinois, Alix

Publishers Summary:
"I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me." He was born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., in Louisville, Kentucky. His very first boxing coach, former police officer Joe Martin, told him, "You better learn how to fight before you start challenging people." Once considered the underdog, Cassius, later known as Muhammad Ali, would eventually win the title of heavyweight champion of the world. Acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers recounts the champ's most famous fights and examines the depth and complexity of the larger-than-life legend Muhammad Ali. The bold, vibrant art of Alix Delinois reflects the beauty and power of the man who could "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

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ISBN
978-0-06029-131-0
Publisher
Collins


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 2010

Gr 2-4 In this picture-book biography, the spirit of prizefighter Muhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius Clay, permeates the action-filled pages. Myers explains how young Cassius chose to become a student of boxing after his bike was stolen, which was his main form of transportation in the 1950s. By the age of 18, he was a Golden Gloves champion and well on his way to fame a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2010

"I am the greatest fighter in the world. I am the greatest poet in the world! I am the greatest! I am the greatest!" Myers begins t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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