Me and Muhammad Ali |
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| Author:
| Asim, Jabari |
| Illustrator:
| Ford, A. G. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5247-3988-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2022 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group
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| Imprint: | Nancy Paulsen Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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A little boy's joyous encounter with his hero, boxing champion and poet Muhammad Ali, is everything he's dreamed of-and more! Like most of the kids he knows, Langston is a huge fan of boxing champ Muhammad Ali. After all, Ali is the greatest for so many reasons-his speed, his strength, his confidence-and his poetry. Langston loves that Ali can
float like a butterfly and sting like a bee, and Ali's words give him confidence to spin his own poems. When Langston...
More Description A little boy's joyous encounter with his hero, boxing champion and poet Muhammad Ali, is everything he's dreamed of-and more!
Like most of the kids he knows, Langston is a huge fan of boxing champ Muhammad Ali. After all, Ali is the greatest for so many reasons-his speed, his strength, his confidence-and his poetry. Langston loves that Ali can float like a butterfly and sting like a bee, and Ali's words give him confidence to spin his own poems. When Langston hears the champ is coming to the local high school, he's ecstatic-this will be a day that will go down in history for him. When the big day arrives, Langston gets a special haircut, and floats like a butterfly to meet his hero-so imagine his disappointment when a guard tries to stop him at the door, saying the event is just for students. Fortunately, Langston has learned a thing or two about fearlessness from the champ and is quick about not taking "no" for an answer. And just like that, a dream comes true for Langston that leaves him feeling wrapped in a warm glow and chanting I'm quick and I'm strong. I'm Black and I'm free. I'm brave and I'm bold, like Muhammad Ali!