[ [ [ Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali[ TWELVE ROUNDS TO GLORY: THE STORY OF MUHAMMAD ALI ] By Smith, Charles R., Jr. ( Author )Aug-24-2010 Paperback
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"An in-depth look at Aliâs life through twelve rhyming poems. . . . Collierâs bold pictures are among the best of his illustrious career."âBOOKLIST (starred review) A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A National Council for the Social Studies Notable Trade Book for Young People From the moment a fired-up teenager won 1960 Olympic gold to the day when a retired legend, hands shaking from Parkinsonâs, returned to raise the Olympic torch, the boxer known as "The Greatest" waged many a fight. Some were in the ring, against opponents like Sonny Liston and Joe Frazier; others were against societal prejudice and a war he refused to support because of his Islamic faith. The rap-inspired verse weaves and bobs and jabs, while bold collage artwork matches every moveâcapturing the "Louisville loudmouth with the great gift of rhyme" who shed the name Cassius Clay to take on the world as Muhammad Ali.