{"product_id":"major-taylor-charles-r-smith-9781536214987","title":"Major Taylor: World Cycling Champion","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Coretta Scott King Award winner and a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor winner pair up for a rousing picture book biography-in-verse of legendary African American cyclist Marshall \"Major\" Taylor and the Six-Day Race.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne hundred years ago, one of the most popular spectator sports was bicycle racing, and the man to beat was Marshall \"Major\" Taylor, who set records in his teens and won his first world championship by age twenty. The first African American world champion in cycling and the second Black athlete to win a world championship in any sport, Major Taylor faced down challenge after challenge, not least the grueling Six-Day Race, a test of speed, strength, and endurance. With energy, heart, and pounding verse, Charles R. Smith Jr. evokes the excitement of the crowd at Madison Square Garden as Major powered through exhaustion, hallucinations, and racist abuse from fellow riders, who tried to crash his bike throughout the competition. Leo Espinosa's dynamic illustrations capture the action, and as day six draws to a close, and Major's odds narrow, there is little doubt that his triumphant rise and legacy as an international cycling champion are assured--whatever the outcome of one race--in this high-octane tribute to a trailblazing athlete.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles R. Smith Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1536214981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536214987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.43w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023 - Recommended, Satisfactory","brand":"Charles R. Smith Jr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44132922949887,"sku":"9781536214987","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e58e9c0-0234-4cbb-bbe0-c8c7bbfdce18.jpg?v=1687483083","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/major-taylor-charles-r-smith-9781536214987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}