Muhammad Ali: Champion of the World

Winter, Jonah

ISBN 10: 0375937870 ISBN 13: 9780375937873

Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books, 2008

Synopsis

In the history of legendary boxers, there was Joe Louis and Sonny Liston . . . and then, “the heavens opened up, and there appeared a great man descending on a cloud, jump-roping into the Kingdom of Boxing. And he was called Cassius Clay.” Clay let everyone know that he was the greatest boxer in the world. He converted to the Nation of Islam, refused to be drafted into a war in which he didn’t believe, and boxed his way back to the top after being stripped of his title. The man that came to be known as Muhammad Ali was heard in a voice no one will ever forget.

About this title

About the Author:

Jonah Winter is the author of many acclaimed picture books, including Dizzy, about Dizzy Gillespie; Diego, a biography of Diego Rivera; Frida, about artist Fried Kahlo, which was a Parents’ Choice Gold Medal winner; and The 39 Apartments of Ludwig Van Beethoven. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

François Roca is the illustrator of several books, including Twenty-One
Elephants and Still Standing by April Prince Jones. He lives in Paris.

About this edition

• Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0375937870
• ISBN 13: 9780375937873
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Roca Francois