The Corinthian Girl: Champion Athlete of Ancient Olympia - Hardcover

by Christina Balit (Author)

"It was time for the first race to begin. The crowd gasped as the Corinthian girl exploded from the starting point!" The Corinthian girl has no name...abandoned as a baby, she is now a slave in Athens. But her Master is a famous Olympic champion. He spots the amazing athletic talent of the Corinthian girl, and realizes she could be a star at the Games in Olympia. From dawn till dusk she trains - running, jumping, throwing the javelin and the discus. And one year later she is at the great Olympic stadium for the race of her life. Can the Corinthian girl win the crown and find a name and a home at last? Based on the real-life Heraean Games for women and girls, held at Olympia, this is a thrilling story of one girl's athletic achievement against all the odds.

Author Biography

Christina Balit studied at the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art. She has illustrated over 20 children's books, including the bestselling Zoo in the Sky by Jacqueline Mitton (National Geographic, 2006). She is the author/illustrator of Escape from Pompeii (Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2013). Christina lives in Kent, UK.