Bartali’s Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy’s Secret Hero
Iacopo Bruno, Megan Hoyt
Format: Hardback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Published: 13th May '21
£12.99
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SKU: 9780062908117
Categories: Children's / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children's / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children's / Teenage general interest: Cycling, rollerskating and skateboarding, Children's / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children's / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children's picture books, Places and peoples: general and pictorial worksDescription
This 2021 National Jewish Book Award finalist by author Megan Hoyt and illustrator Iacopo Bruno brings to light the inspiring, true story of Gino Bartali, a beloved Italian cyclist and secret champion in the fight for Jewish lives during World War II.Gino Bartali pedaled across Italy for years, winning one cycling race after another, including the 1938 Tour de France. Gino became an international sports hero! But the next year, World War II began, and it changed everything. Soldiers marched into Italy. Tanks rolled down the cobbled streets of Florence. And powerful leaders declared that Jewish people should be arrested.To the entire world, Gino Bartali was merely a champion cyclist. But Gino’s greatest achievement was something he never told a soul-that he secretly worked with the Italian resistance to save hundreds of Jewish men, women, and children, and others, from certain death, using the one thing no authority would question: his bicycle.This compelling nonfiction picture book for elementary-age readers offers a unique perspective on World War II history. It’s a strong choice for units on the war and for biographies of lesser-known heroes in history and in sports.
Additional information
Weight | 0.432 kg |
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Dimensions | 229 × 279 mm |
Page Count | 40 |
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