Description
| Product ID: | 9781474787260 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Brave Cyclist |
| Subtitle: | The True Story of a Holocaust Hero |
| Authors: | Author: Amalia Hoffman, Chiara Fedele |
| Page Count: | 40 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces, Warfare, battles, armed forces (Children's / Teenage), Interest age / level, Interest age: from c 9 years |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Once a skinny and weak child, Italian Gino Bartali rose to become a Tour de France champion and one of cycling's greatest stars. Bartali might have appeared a mere bystander to the harassment and hatred directed toward Italy's Jewish people, but secretly he accepted a role in a dangerous plan to help them. Once a skinny and weak child, Italian Gino Bartali rose to become a Tour de France champion and one of cycling''s greatest stars. But all that seemed unimportant when his country came under the grip of a brutal dictator and entered World War II on the side of Nazi Germany. Bartali might have appeared a mere bystander to the harassment and hatred directed toward Italy''s Jewish people, but secretly he accepted a role in a dangerous plan to help them. Putting his own life at risk, Bartali used his speed and endurance on a bike to deliver documents that Jewish people needed to help them escape harm. His inspiring story reveals how one person could make a difference against violence and prejudice during the time of the Holocaust. |
| Imprint Name: | Raintree |
| Publisher Name: | Capstone Global Library Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-05-28 |
