Muhammad Ali

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Acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers and debut picture-book artist Alix Delinois make the depth and complexity of larger-than-life legend Muhammad Ali accessible to young readers in this biography that reflects the beauty and power of the man who could float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. This Amistad copublication features a timeline and quotes from Ali himself.

Walter Dean Myers: Why Ali Is My Hero

When Cassius Clay emerged in the early sixties, he touched two vital areas of black life: He was the absolute personification of black is beautiful! and he brought a new meaning to the idea of Black Power, not only in his ring victories, but in his amazing personal courage. He was beautiful and powerful without making that beauty and power antiwhite. Clay, and later Ali, was not only a black hero but, with his humor and antiwar stance, a hero for young white Americans as well."

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"Exuberant. Delinois's painterly illustrations express the famous boxer's energy as well as the political upheaval around him." -- The Horn Book

"Unexpectedly far reaching, this is a Muhammad Ali for the thinking child." -- ALA Booklist

"Artwork, rendered in a painterly style, is dramatic and enhances the boldness of this boxing superstar." -- School Library Journal

"This artful biography of Muhammad Ali begins with his childhood in Louisville, Kentucky--he started learning how to fight after his bicycle was stolen--and offers snapshots of his hard-earned career in the world of boxing. Visually striking." -- Publishers Weekly

"Delinois's emotive style packs a prismatic punch of its own. The total effect is energetic and disorienting, getting to the raw emotional impact of victory, loss, confrontation and peace." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Illustrations in oils in rich browns, shades of grays, and white highlights show the fighter Muhammad Ali in many action poses exhibiting his strength and lightning speed. Sure to provide inspiration for young readers." -- Booklist

Author Bio

Michael L. Printz Award winner and Margaret A. Edwards Award recipient Walter Dean Myers is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. He is the author of Handbook for Boys; Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam; Monster; Bad Boy: A Memoir; and the Newbery Honor Books, Scorpions and Somewhere in the Darkness. He lives in Jersey City, NJ, with his family. You can visit Walter Dean Myers online at www.walterdeanmyersbooks.com.