| Mariposa / Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph Contributor(s): Mardini, Yusra (Author) |
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ISBN: 8401022134 ISBN-13: 9788401022135 Publisher: Plaza & Janes Editores, S.A. OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Published: July 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - Sports & Recreation | Olympics & Paralympics |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.9" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: La incre ble e inspiradora historia de una joven extraordinaria. «Yusra, no podr amos estar m s orgullosos de tu valor, tu resistencia y el gran ejemplo que das. .-Barack Obama. En verano de 2015, Yusra, de diecisiete a os, y su hermana mayor Sara huyeron de su casa en Siria arrasada por las bombas. Desde Damasco emprendieron un peligroso viaje hacia la costa de Turqu a, donde consiguieron subir a un peque o bote con otras veinte personas dispuestas a todo para llegar a Europa. Llevaban treinta minutos de traves a cuando el motor se detuvo y estuvieron a punto de volcar. En ese momento, Yusra, Sara y otras dos personas se tiraron al mar para aligerar la carga. Yusra y Sara eran las nicas que sab an nadar y durante m s de tres horas fueron las que guiaron la barca hasta las costas de Lesbos, salvando la vida del resto de los pasajeros. En aquel momento nadie pod a imaginar que un a o despu s, Yusra Mardini competir a como nadadora en los Juegos Ol mpicos de R o. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe inspiring story of how one woman saved fellow refugees from drowning―and how she went on to become an Olympic swimmer. When young Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini realized her boat's engine shut down as she was traveling from Syria to Greece with other refugees, there was no hesitation: she dove into the water. Surfacing, she heard desperate prayers and sobbing from the passengers in the sinking boat above her. Between the waves, her elder sister Sarah screamed at her to get back on the boat. But Mardini was determined. She was not going to let Sarah do this alone. Grabbing the rope with one hand, she began kicking up the black water, inching the boat towards the distant shore. This bold act of bravery saved the lives of a boatload of refugees heading to Turkey from Syria. After her arrival in Greece, Mardini, focused and undeterred, worked toward a lifelong goal: to compete in the Olympics. She succeeded, and competed in 2016 on the Refugee Olympic Team in Rio de Janeiro. Butterfly tells her story, from Syria to the Olympics to her current work with the UN as a Goodwill Ambassador. Mardini is eager to tell her story in the hopes that readers will remember that refugees are ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, chased from their homes by a devastating war. In today's political climate, this story is guaranteed to inspire and educate readers from every background. |
