Daughter of the Light-footed People
The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez
Atheneum Books for Young Readers · Print & ebook · June 11, 2024
Meet Lorena Ramírez, an Indigenous Rarámuri athlete from Mexico who is internationally known for winning ultramarathons in her traditional skirts and rubber sandals, in this nonfiction picture book.
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- Who it’s for
- A rhythmic picture-book portrait pairs ultrarunning with Rarámuri identity and tradition.
- Themes
- Perseverance, Rarámuri culture and identity, Athletic achievement
- Pacing
- Fast
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Meet Lorena Ramírez, an Indigenous Rarámuri athlete from Mexico who is internationally known for winning ultramarathons in her traditional skirts and rubber sandals, in this nonfiction picture book. From the copper canyons of Mexico, her swift footsteps echo. Clip clap, clip clap. Experience a sixty-mile run with Indigenous athlete Lorena Ramírez.
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She runs in the traditional clothes of the Rarámuri, “the light-footed people,” to show that her people and their way of life are alive and thriving—outpacing runners in modern, high-tech gear and capturing the world’s attention. Lorena’s career as an athlete is an inspiring real-life example of the power of perseverance that will encourage young readers to follow their own dreams.
Footsteps and Distance
A rhythmic picture-book portrait pairs ultrarunning with Rarámuri identity and tradition.
Come here for
- The striking contrast of rubber sandals and high-tech race gear
- A real athlete’s perseverance over the scale of a sixty-mile run
Expect
- A nonfiction picture-book account centered on Indigenous athlete Lorena Ramírez
- Running imagery with a thread of cultural pride
Where it sits
| Sports Biographies for Kids | 80% |
|---|---|
| Native American Life (U.S.) | 41% |
| Cultural Heritage Biographies for Kids | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sports Biographies for Kids
- Biographies of Women for Kids
- Mexico for Kids
- Authors
- Belen Medina
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Published
- June 11, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Perseverance · Rarámuri culture and identity · Athletic achievement
- Reading lane
- Sports Biographies for Kids