Arthur Ashe: Young Tennis Champion

by Paul Mantell

Book Overview

Get to know three-time Grand Slam singles winner Arthur Ashe in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years

As a kid, Arthur Ashe was so small his father said he wasn't allowed to play football, so he played tennis instead. He went on to become a professional tennis player--the only black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. After contracting HIV from a blood transfusion, Arthur...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689873468
• ISBN13: 9780689873461
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6