Milkha Singh
A gentle, true picture book for children who love to run, race and never give up.
Made for reading aloud, each page has just a few short sentences and a full-colour illustration, so even the youngest listeners can follow a real life from childhood to greatness. Children meet a little boy who ran barefoot to school across hot sand, lost his home, and kept trying until he became one of India's greatest runners. Grown-ups get an easy way to talk about practice, trying again and starting over.
Inside you'll find: - A true story told simply, for ages 3 to 7 - Warm, full-page illustrations on every spread - "What Milkha taught us": six life lessons, each linked to a moment in the story, to talk about together - A perfect bedtime read, classroom read-aloud or gift
Part of Atlas Of Greats, a series of true picture-book biographies of the world's greats. Collect them all!
Specs
- Format
- Paperback, 32 pages
- Size
- 8.5 × 8.5 in
- Ages
- 3 to 7
Facts for kids
- Milkha was born in a village called Govindpura, which is now in Pakistan.
- He won four gold medals at the Asian Games: two in Tokyo in 1958 and two in Jakarta in 1962.
- In Cardiff in 1958, he won the 440-yard race.
- His time in the 400-metre race at the 1960 Olympics stayed India's record for 38 years.
- A film about his life, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, came out in 2013. He let the film-makers tell his story for just one rupee.
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