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Author Trollinger, Patsi B.

Title Perfect timing : how Isaac Murphy became one of the world's greatest jockeys / by Patsi B. Trollinger ; paintings by Jerome Lagarrigue.

Publication Info. New York : Viking, 2006.

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Location Call No. Status
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department  JB MURPHY T    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department  J798.4 MUR    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Children's Department  JB-MURPHY, I.    Check Shelf
Description 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.8 0.5 108586.
Awards A Junior Library Guild selection.
Audience 7 up.
Summary See how one offer to ride a horse changed Isaac Murphy's life and gave him the chance to become one of the greatest jockeys of all time.
Subject Murphy, Isaac Burns, 1861-1896 -- Juvenile literature.
African American jockeys -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Jockeys -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Horse racing -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Murphy, Isaac Burns, 1861-1896.
African American jockeys -- Biography.
Jockeys -- United States -- Biography.
Horse racing -- United States -- History.
Added Author Lagarrigue, Jerome, illustrator.
ISBN 0670060836 hardcover
9780670060832 hardcover
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