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Annette Feels Free: The True Story of Annette Kellerman, World-Class Swimmer, Fashion Pioneer, and Real-Life Mermaid



written and illustrated by
Katie Mazeika

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Imprint
Beach Lane
ISBN
9781665903431
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Discrimination: Sexism
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Discover the incredible true story of “The Original Mermaid,” Annette Kellerman, a girl who wanted to dance, swim, and feel free—and who grew into a woman who fought for the right to do just that!

Annette loved to dance and twirl and pirouette. But when she got sick and had to start wearing braces on her legs, Annette stopped dancing. Until, one day, her dad took her swimming. Annette could finally dance again—in the water! She water danced her way to England, where she performed water ballets, attempted daring dives, and competed in swim races. When she competed against men (and won!), she realized it wasn’t fair that women had to swim in full skirts, so she made her own swimsuit, and fought for the right to wear it.

Experience the journey of an independent and determined young woman, who swam, danced, dove, and designed so she could live her life feeling free.

More on Annette Kellerman, with photographs. Author’s note. Sources. Full-color digital illustrations.

POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Sexism

Details

Format

Print

Page Count

40

Trim Size

12" x 9"

Dewey

B

AR

0: points 0

Lexile

AD800L

Genre

Nonfic

Scholastic Reading Counts

0

JLG Release

Dec 2022

Book Genres

Autobiography/Biography, Picture Book, Sports

Topics

Annette Kellerman (1886–1975). Women swimmers. Athletes with disabilities. Australia. Sports and recreation. Swimsuits. Activism. 

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