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I am a promise

An inspiring children's picture book about the indomitable spirit of Jamaican six-time Olympic medal winner Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fraser Pryce, Shelly Ann, 1986- (Author)
Other Authors:	Rousseau, Ashley (Contributor), Moss, Rachel (Illustrator) (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Brooklyn, New York : Black Sheep/Akashic Books, [2020]
Subjects:	Fraser Pryce, Shelly Ann, > 1986- > Juvenile nonfiction. Women Olympic athletes > Jamaica > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Women runners > Jamaica > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Runners (Sports) > Jamaica > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Biographies > Juvenile. Autobiographies > Juvenile.
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Summary:	An inspiring children's picture book about the indomitable spirit of Jamaican six-time Olympic medal winner Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Audience:	As Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce becomes a runner, winning 6 Olympic and 10 World Championship medals, she also learns what her grandmother meant when she called Shelly Ann "a promise."
ISBN:	9781617757648 1617757640
Author Notes:	SHELLY ANN FRASER PRYCE is, as of 2021, an eight-time Olympic medal winner and the most-decorated 100m runner in Olympic history. She holds several prestigious national and world athletic titles including the 2013 IAAF World Female Athlete of the Year. In recognizing her contribution to sport and the country as a whole, the government of Jamaica awarded Fraser Pryce the Order of Distinction, and, in 2018, unveiled a statue of her at the National Stadium. A UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Fraser Pryce is also the founder of the Pocket Rocket Foundation which assists promising high school athletes, the owner of a café, Shelly's Café, and a hair salon named Lady Shelly Beauty. Fraser Pryce is married to Jason Pryce and they have a son, Zyon, who was born in August 2017. I Am a Promise is her debut children's book. ASHLEY ROUSSEAU studied creative writing at Lesley University's MFA program. Her short stories have been published in Calabash: A Journal of Caribbean Arts and Letters and Small Axe . She was born in Jamaica, where she continues to live with her family and work as a designer with local artisans. I Am a Promise is her latest children's book. RACHEL MOSS is an illustrator in love with the bright colors and vibrant energy of the Caribbean. She was born in Jamaica and studied animation in England at the University for the Creative Arts. Moss now lives in Jamaica where she spends her days illustrating children's books such as Respect with song lyrics by Otis Redding, These Boots Are Made for Walkin' with song lyrics by Lee Hazlewood, African with song lyrics by Peter Tosh, Lean on Me with song lyrics by Bill Withers, I Am a Promise by Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce, Abigail's Glorious Hair, and Milo & Myra Learn Manners with Mr. Mongoose. Her latest work is illustrating Edwidge Danticat's children's picture book, Watch Out for Falling Iguanas.