The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe

by Crystal Hubbard

Book Overview

The "Story" chapter-book line debuts with this action-packed tribute to Arthur Ashe, one of the most compelling athletes and humanitarians of the twentieth century.

From the start, Arthur Ashe was an unlikely tennis player. As a young boy in Richmond, Virginia, in the 1940s, he was small and skinny--and barred from most tennis courts because he was black. Still, Arthur was drawn to the game and began to play wherever he could.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620147890
• ISBN13: 9781620147894
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6