Davide Morosinotto

The Greats. Muhammad Ali. The Greatest

Sport

True story

Biography

The great figures of History, within every child’s reach.

There are athletes who become champions. And others who become legends. This is the story of Muhammad Ali—the boxer who changed his name. Changed his sport. And tried to change America too.

A true and compelling story that combines historical accuracy with accessible storytelling.
A narrative nonfiction series that introduces children to global role models, empowering them to think big from an early age.

Publisher: Edizioni EL

Target: 8-10

Year: 2018

Author

Davide Morosinotto

An author whose books have been translated into 25 languages, in Italy Davide Morosinotto won the Super Andersen Prize in 2017 with Il Rinomato Catalogo Walker&Dawn (The Pocket Watch Gang), Mondadori, and the Strega Children’s Prize 2021 with La Più Grande (The Greatest), Rizzoli, with which he also entered the IBBY Honour List 2021. A finalist at the prestigious Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis and winner of the Penzberger Urmel in Germany, he has also won the Prix des Bouquineurs en Seine and the Grand Prix des Lecteurs du Journal de Mickey in France, the Vlag en Wimpel and the Zilveren Griffel in Holland, the KJV in Flanders, the Protagonista Jove prize in Catalonia and he was nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2022 in the United Kingdom.

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