Trudy's Big Swim: How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm
by Sue Macy and Matt Collins
“Violent storms, numbing cold, exhaustion, leg cramps, painful jellyfish stings... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Cultural Area
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2017
Word Count 1,637
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 980L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 187660
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Swimmers
- Women swimmers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Water Sports
- Women swimmers
- Ederle, Gertrude, 1906---Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
- United States
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Ederle, Gertrude
- Swimmers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
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- Then and Now
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
Women's History Selection, 2018

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Sports Selection, 2017
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