01591cam a2200433 4500 62272480 TxAuBib 20100201120000.0 061031s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2006036562 9781584302766 1584302763 9780329763954 Follett bdg. 0329763954 Follett bdg. (OCoLC)76261704 TxAuBib Crowe, Ellie. Surfer of the century : the life of Duke Kahanamoku / by Ellie Crowe ; illustrations by Richard Waldrep. 1st ed. New York : Lee & Low Books, 2007. [50] p. : col. ill., map ; 25 x 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Wilson's Children. School Library Journal starred. Horn Book Starred. A biography of Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, five-time Olympic swimming champion from the early 1900s who is also considered worldwide as the father of modern surfing. Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6. 980 Lexile. 20100201. 2007 Texas Bluebonnet award. Kahanamoku, Duke 1890-1968. Surfers Hawaii Biography. Surfers. Picture books for children. Swimmers Hawaii Biography. Swimmers. Waldrep, Richard, illustrator. BSBPL