TY - BOOK N2 - As a child growing up in Australia, Annette Kellerman was a frail ugly duckling who dreamed of becoming a graceful ballerina. With courage and determination, she confronted a crippling illness to become an internationally known record-setting athlete who revolutionized the sport of swimming for women, a movie star who invented water ballet, and a fashion revolutionary who modernized the swimsuit. AB - As a child growing up in Australia, Annette Kellerman was a frail ugly duckling who dreamed of becoming a graceful ballerina. With courage and determination, she confronted a crippling illness to become an internationally known record-setting athlete who revolutionized the sport of swimming for women, a movie star who invented water ballet, and a fashion revolutionary who modernized the swimsuit. T1 - Mermaid Queen :the spectacular true story of Annette Kellerman, who swam her way to fame, fortune, & swimsuit history! / DA - 2009. CY - New York : AU - Corey, Shana. AU - Fotheringham, Ed. ET - 1st ed. CN - GV838.K45 CN - GV838.K45 PB - Scholastic Press, PP - New York : PY - 2009. ID - 342918 KW - Swimmers KW - Women swimmers KW - Women social reformers KW - Swimmers KW - Women swimmers KW - Women social reformers SN - 9780439698351 SN - 0439698359 TI - Mermaid Queen :the spectacular true story of Annette Kellerman, who swam her way to fame, fortune, & swimsuit history! / ER -