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How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion
Ashima Shiraishi
Illustrator: Yao Xiao
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Make Me a World/Random House
ISBN: 978-1-5247-7327-4
Keywords: rock-climbing, female, Japanese-American, champion, perseverance, patience, creative strategies
A famous Japanese-American shares her patience, perseverance, creative strategies, and failures, essential for her successful climbs to challenging summits. Colorful vistas depicted. Timeline, end papers.