Michael Phelps: Anything is Possible!

by Meish Goldish, Jim Bolster (Contributor)

After opening in the midst of the exciting swim for an 8th gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, this title soon turns to Michael's beginnings, which seemed less than promising. Around age 9, he was diagnosed as having ADHD, and a teacher told his mom that he would "never be able to focus on anything." But Michael and his mom saw things differently, especially after Michael began trying to swim. While he was afraid for his face to be underwater at first, he soon conquered that fear and began to swim straight ahead into what would become a record-setting career. Today, Michael is hailed as 'the greatest Olympic athlete of all time'! This inspiring read will introduce kids to the person behind the legend…a person perhaps not so different from the kids themselves. Michael Anything Is Possible! is part of Bearport's Defining Super Athletes series.

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Klinta · Rating 1 out of 5]

It is more like a presentation than a book, it tells a story about Michael Phelps (until after Beijing, before London) and it just informs of plain facts about the boy.

So simple that it almost seems like a motivational book for children, if only it wouldn't be so complicated. Then again, it is too short and incomplete to help parents to deal with their kids with attention deficit syndrome. It is a good insight into what he achieved, but it lacks many points of motivation and work that was put into those titles he earned.

It is a picture book with some facts attached. Not good enough, if you are looking for something deeper.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about a boy who had ADHD and learned how to focoss. It also tells how he became a swimmer and tells you some of his achivments. It tells you what happened is the 2008 olympics. Michael is still going on. He has 14 gold medals. WOW!