Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Race of the Century, The: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile
Neal Bascomb
Ages: 12+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Scholastic Focus/Scholastic
ISBN: 978-1-338-62846-3
Keywords: Track & Field; Extreme Sports; Sports & Recreation; Sports History
In the 1950s, three men competed to achieve the impossible: run the four-minute mile. Original interviews inform the gripping narrative. Meticulous sourcing.