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Gutman, Dan, author.

Muhammad Ali was a chicken? / Dan Gutman ; illustrated by Allison Steinfeld.

First edition.

New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company, [2021]

105 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

"Did you know that Muhammad Ali was so terrified of flying on planes he would bring a parachute? Or that he won the Presidential Medal of Freedom? Bet you didn't know that he had an official sweat-taster to determine how salty his sweat was after each match! Siblings Paige and Turner do--and they've collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the legendary boxer and civil rights activist, from his childhood and the spark of his boxing career through his time as heavyweight champion of the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 7-10. Norton Young Readers.

Wait! What?

Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016 -- Juvenile literature.

Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Steinfeld, Allison, illustrator.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-104).

That's true, but-- -- Stuff your teacher wants you to know about Muhammad Ali -- Childhood -- The beginning -- Selling tickets -- The greatest -- Controversy -- Lost years -- Comeback -- The other side of it -- Decline -- From hated to hero -- Oh, yeah? (stuff about Ali that didn't fit anywhere else)

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