Download or read book Against The Odds The Story of Rosina Sedibane Modiba written by Lorato Trok and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against All Odds - The Story of Rosina Sedibane Modiba tells the heroic story of one of South Africa's most talented track-and-field athlete, Rosina Sedibane Modiba. Modiba is a woman from the township who dared to dream, despite the odds. And with the persecution of another female African athelete; Caster Semenya; this book is even more relevant.Modiba is a pioneer because as a black African woman athlete, she competed in multi-racial championships in 1976; at the height of apartheid and when it was illegal to compete against whites. Also this was during one of the most historic and volatile periods in South African history. She made history when she became the first black South African woman athlete to win a gold medal in 1500m during the multi-racial provincial championships at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria in March 1977. Rosina astonished everyone when she beat the current record holder and favorite in the white federation, Sonja Laxton.Rosina was a dominant force in athletics in the country, dominating in both the black federation and in multiracial meets. This at a time when even the stadiums where Rosina competed in multi-racial races were in designated white areas. The pass laws were still in place and blacks needed permission to get to the stadiums. That prevented a majority of black people who wanted to see Rosina run from going.

Download or read book The Forgotten Scientist written by Lorato Trok and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Untold Tale of Grandpa Salamander written by William K. Zimmer and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-31 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are familiar with the story of The Tale of a Turtle Who Learned a Good Lesson you might recallthat Lumpy, the toad, ran off to save Toby, the box turtle, from the scheme of a hungry vulture beforeGrandpa Salamander had finished telling Lumpy something that he had remembered about vultures.In this sequel, Toby who has achieved peace of mind by regarding his shell as a benefit ratherthan a burden inadvertently meets Grandpa Salamander. Grandpa Salamander piques the interest of Toby and his toad friend, Lumpy, in an untold story purported to contain information about vultures. Toby and Lumpy listen as Grandpa Salamander unwinds a string of adventures involving beavers, wolves, squirrels, mice and deer that take place below the surface of a natural setting and raise multiple topics for discussion between parents and children, or reflection by a single reader. Just as Toby and Lumpy begin to doubt Grandpa Salamander's story has anything to do with vultures, the hidden part played by a villainous vulture behind the adventures of other animals is revealed.