Sports Superstars: Lewis Hamilton Rules

By (author) Mugford, Simon; Illustrated by Green, Dan
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Everything the young fan needs to know about Lewis Hamilton.
Description:

Is Formula One icon Lewis Hamilton your ultimate sporting hero? Regarded as the sport''s finest competitor, Hamilton''s star profile has never been higher, with a record-equalling 7 drivers'' championship titles to his name, plus a huge following around the world. Packed with cool facts, delightfully fun illustrations and inspirational quotes, this easy-to-read fan guide follows Hamilton''s meteoric rise from a go-Kart racing champion at the age of 10 to his sensational maiden season in F1 in 2007 and the subsequent Championship wins that have made him a living legend.

The Sports Superstars series is aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational stories, a simple narrative style and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments.

Table of contents:
Hamilton in numbers - boyhood racer - go-kart champion - Dream F1 debut - Winner at McLaren - Move to Mercedes - Super stardom - Record breaker - Head-to-head stats - Quiz time.
Biographical note:
Simon once worked at the Science Museum in London, where he flew paper aeroplanes and made giant bubbles for children. Now he writes and edits books about things like dinosaurs, ice hockey, thunderstorms and llamas. He lives in Kent with his wife and daughter, a cat and two tortoises. Dan Green has drawn silly pictures since he could hold a crayon. Then he grew up and started making books about stuff like trucks, space, people''s jobs, Doctor Who and Star Wars. Dan lives in Suffolk with his wife, son, daughter and dog that takes him for very long walks.
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Racing legend Lewis Hamilton is Formula One''s most successful racing driver of all time with 95 race victories in a career spanning more than a decade. He has 6.1 million followers on Twitter and 21.5m followers on Instagram.

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In 2020, Hamilton won his seventh World Drivers'' Championship title (equalling Michael Schumacher). He was also voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the second time – making him one of Britain''s ultimate sporting icons.

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High interest subject matter presented in simple narrative text and illustrations throughout make the book perfect for emerging readers.

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The narrative is relatable and inspirational for young fans, and covers the biggest moments in Lewis Hamilton''s life, as well as their journey to success from his humble beginnings.