Author(s): BUTTON BOOKS

Forthcoming

Great Lives in Graphics: Muhammad Ali is an illustrated retelling of Ali's life and sporting career, encompassing topics from the history of boxing to the Civil Rights movement in the US. You may already know that Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest boxers and sports personalities of all time an Olympic gold medallist and three-time world heavyweight champion. But did you know that more than a billion people watched his prize fight against George Foreman in 1974? Or that he was a minister in the Nation of Islam? Or that he was prevented from boxing for 3 ½ years and almost went to jail for refusing to fight in the Vietnam War? AGES: 8 plus