Publisher details

Authors: Cathy Freeman, Charmaine Ledden-Lewis
Publisher: Penguin
Genre: Children’s Fiction
Released: 02 November, 2021
ISBN: 9781761043802

Born to Run: Picture Book Edition

Cathy Freeman, Charmaine Ledden-Lewis

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Synopsis

Recommended for ages 5+.

A gorgeous picture book that will inspire girls and boys everywhere to chase their dreams.

As a little girl, Cathy Freeman had only had one dream – to win a gold medal at the Olympics. At twenty-seven years old, that dream came true. At the Sydney 2000 Games, she crossed the finish line, won a gold medal for Australia and became a national hero. How did she go from being a little girl who loved to run to an inspiration to people around the world?

Accompanied by beautiful illustrations by Charmaine Ledden-Lewis, Cathy tells her story about where self belief, hard work and the power of a loving family can take you.

About the author

Charmaine Ledden-Lewis

Charmaine Ledden-Lewis is a Blue Mountains artist, and descendant of the Bundjalung people on the Clarence River in Northern NSW. She was the recipient of the Kestin Indigenous Illustrator award in 2019. The beautiful and moving illustrations for her first picture book Found (with author Bruce Pascoe) reflect her own family’s experience of the Stolen Generation. She lives in the Blue Mountains in NSW with her family.

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