I Am a Promise
A runner since childhood, Jamaican Shelly Ann Price was baffled at a young age when her grandmother called her a promise. Shelly continued to run through adolescence, and was selected to represent Jamaica in the 2008 Olympics. An eventual three-time Olympian and holder of six Olympic medals, Shelly Ann Price set numerous women’s track records in competitions all over the world. As an adult, she came to understand why her grandmother and others described her as a promise: To her nation and her supporters, to her family, and to herself, she was a promise to “always be the best I can be.” ©2021 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Rachel Moss
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 5-9
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Formats:
Biography, Autobiography and Memoir
Picture book
Subjects:
21st Century
Biography
Jamaicans and Jamaican Americans
Sports
Diversity subjects:
Black/African
Latine
Publishers:
Akashic, Black Sheep
Publish Year: 2020
Pages: 24
ISBN: 9781617757648
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 796 Pryce