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The 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! Starting with Lance's childhood success at triathlons, the book follows his athletic career while dealing with the difficult subject of cancer--and how he did not let the disease stop him from achieving his dream.
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.
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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!,
By 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:
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Great Children's Book,
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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,
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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.
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