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Me and Muhammad Ali
Nancy Paulsen Books
ISBN13:
9781524739881
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A little boys joyous encounter with his hero, boxing champion and poet Muhammad Ali, is everything hes dreamed ofand more! Like most of the kids he knows, Langston is a huge fan of boxing champ Muhammad Ali. After all, Ali is the greatest for so many reasonshis speed, his strength, his confidenceand his poetry. Langston loves that Ali can float like a butterfly and sting like a bee, and Alis words give him confidence to spin his own poems. When Langston hears the champ is coming to the local high school, hes ecstaticthis will be a day that will go down in history for him. When the big day arrives, Langston gets a special haircut, and floats like a butterfly to meet his heroso imagine his disappointment when a guard tries to stop him at the door, saying the event is just for students. Fortunately, Langston has learned a thing or two about fearlessness from the champ and is quick about not taking no for an answer. And just like that, a dream comes true for Langston that leaves him feeling wrapped in a warm glow and chanting Im quick and Im strong. Im Black and Im free. Im brave and Im bold, like Muhammad Ali!
- | Author: Jabari Asim
- | Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
- | Publication Date: Oct 18, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 32 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover/Juvenile Fiction
- | ISBN-10: 152473988X
- | ISBN-13: 9781524739881
- Author:
- Jabari Asim
- Publisher:
- Nancy Paulsen Books
- Publication Date:
- Oct 18, 2022
- Number of pages:
- 32 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover/Juvenile Fiction
- ISBN-10:
- 152473988X
- ISBN-13:
- 9781524739881