Lance Armstron: The Race of His Life (All Aboard Reading) [Library Binding]

Kristin Armstrong (Author), Ken Call (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 23, 2000 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: All Aboard Reading

A truly inspirational story of Lance Armstrong, the 1999 and 2000 Tour de France champion from Austin, Texas who overcame cancer to become the number one cyclist in the world! The book follows his athletic career from childhood success at triathlons to the Tour de France.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 2-3. Armstrong's wife has written this captivating, well-paced biography in the All Aboard Reading series. Starting with his first bicycle, she follows her husband's life through his first triumph at the Tour de France and his battle with cancer to the birth of the couple's son. Written in language suitable for readers almost ready to make the transition to chapter books, the text is spiced with personal details that will interest a wide range of children. Plenty of photos (including a few fuzzy shots) and some less-compelling watercolor illustrations by Ken Call add to a gripping story. Gillian Engberg
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About the Author

Kristin Armstrong is a California native who now divides her time between Austin, Texas and the South of France. She graduated from Miami University in Oxford Ohio. In a previous life Kristin worked as a manager at a high technology company, and as an account executive for an advertising/public relations firm where she met her husband-to-be, Lance Armstrong.

She is now the oh-so-proud mother of a one-year old son named Luke and speaks halfway decent French. She enjoys running, reading, red wine and occasional tandem rides with her husband, Cancer survivor, Olympic medalist, and two-time Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong. Lance and Kristin passionately support the fight against cancer and each other.

Why a book for children about her husband’s struggles? When Kristin was pregnant and trying to avoid the Texas heat, she stayed inside where it was air-conditioned and wrote these stories for their future child. Friends enjoyed them so much that they wanted copies for their kids, saying how hard it is to find a good role model these days. And so not long after, the book, and baby Luke, were born.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (October 23, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448424150
• ISBN-13: 978-0448424156
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,317,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #76 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Games > Sports > Cycling

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47 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kids' Books Should Be Like This!, October 18, 2000

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Andy Anderson (Bangor, Northern Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lance Armstron: The Race of His Life (All Aboard Reading) (Library Binding)

Having read "It's Not About The Bike" while I was having chemo this summer, I was interested to see what this telling would be like. It's a great story, very well told. Some great photos and illustrations. The final photo is a real cracker - it just radiates LIFE! How come when I was a kid there weren't any books like this to make learing to read a real pleasure. Thanks, Lance for the example and the inspiration; and thanks Kristin for a beautifully written book.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Children's Book, May 25, 2001

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Frederika C. Toll (Carlsbad, NM United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lance Armstron: The Race of His Life (All Aboard Reading) (Library Binding)

Just read this book to a 3 1/2 year old boy that I babysit. He loved it and was so interested in the story the entire time. I also enjoyed reading about Lance's life and felt I learned a bit about his struggles. The child I read it too loved the pictures and asked many questions about racing. He was very interested in the motorcylces, Fabio's death, cycling in the rain and Luke at the end. Kristen thank you for writing about your family's life. Hope you write more children's books.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A children's book with a lesson about life, August 23, 2005

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Theresa Envid (Staten Island, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lance Armstrong: The Race of His Life (All Aboard Reading) (Paperback)

The book by Kristin Armstrong is geared for elementary school aged children. It speaks in clear and simple language about the onset of a serious disease to an athlete of great renown. Her lessons of dealing with adversity and overcoming it and then doing something positive to help others are important for young children and open the door for open, positive discussions with the child.