Be Amazing! An inspiring guide to being your own champion
By (Author) Sir Chris Hoy
Illustrated by Miguel Bustos
Walker Books Ltd
Walker Books Ltd
2nd December 2020
1st October 2020
United Kingdom
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
158.1
Short-listed for The ALCS Educational Writers' Award 2021 (UK)
Paperback
144
Width 166mm, Height 217mm, Spine 17mm
455g
In this inspiring and confidence-boosting guide, the cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, six-time Olympic Champion, shows kids that with the right mindset, they have the power to do something extraordinary.
As a boy, Chris Hoy never would have believed that he could have achieved his dream of becoming an Olympic Champion. In his first motivational book for children, he shares everything he has learned on his journey to help inspire kids to fulfil their potential and be the best they can be.
The book brings together his incredible personal story with practical ideas for building confidence, resilience and self-belief, as well as dealing with failure. An essential read for any young person with a big dream, this guide shows that anything is possible with a positive attitude!
Featured in The Bookseller June Previews. -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *
Featured in The Bookseller's October Previews. -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *
Featured in an interview with Sir Chris Hoy in The Sunday Times. * The Sunday Times *
Featured in an interview with Sir Chris Hoy in The Times. * The Times *
Featured in an interview with Chris Hoy in The Sunday Express. * The Sunday Express - S Magazine *
Sir Chris Hoy is Great Britain's most successful Olympic athlete of all time, with six gold medals and one silver. Chris was voted 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. His achievements throughout his career make him one of Team GB's most successful Olympians, the first Briton since 1908 to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games, and one of the most successful Olympic cyclists of all time. Since retiring from competitive cycling, Chris has become and award-winning author and motivational speaker.