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America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle By: David A. Adler Illustrated by: Terry Widener

America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle By: David A. Adler Illustrated by: Terry Widener. Genre: biography A story of a real person’s life, written by another person. Words to know. celebrate continued current drowned medals stirred strokes. More Words to Know. attempted – tried

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America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle By: David A. Adler Illustrated by: Terry Widener

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  1. America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude EderleBy: David A. AdlerIllustrated by: Terry Widener Genre: biography A story of a real person’s life, written by another person

  2. Words to know • celebrate • continued • current • drowned • medals • stirred • strokes

  3. More Words to Know • attempted – tried • courageous – fearless, brave • determined – with your mind made up

  4. Celebrate • To do something in special honor of a special person or day

  5. Continued • Kept up; kept on going

  6. Current • A flow or stream of water

  7. Drowned • To die or cause to die under water or other liquid because of lack of air to breathe

  8. Medals • Pieces of metal, like coins, that are given as prizes or rewards

  9. Stirred • Mixed something by moving it around with a spoon or stick

  10. Strokes • Single, complete movements made over and over again

  11. Let’s Practice!

  12. Let’s listen to our story!

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