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A NEW BOOK FROM Straits Times Press FROM KID TO KING The Joseph Schooling Story This is a story of a young boy named Joseph, whose love for water ignites his passion and desire to be an Olympic gold medallist in swimming. Despite the hardships, challenges and failures he encounters along the way, Joseph eventually achieves his dream, even beating his childhood hero American swimmer Michael Phelps at the competition. From Kid to King: The Joseph Schooling Story is inspired by Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling who won the 100-metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio From Kid to King: with a record time of 50.39 seconds. Schooling is not only the The Joseph Schooling Story first Singaporean, but also the first Southeast Asian male to win Writer: Marc Lim an Olympic gold medal in swimming. Illustrator: Darel Seow Editorial Consultant: Linda Collins = EXCLUSIVE = This book includes Joseph Schooling’s personal ISBN: 978 981 4642 74 3 autograph and a handwritten message addressed to readers. Size: 250 mm x 250 mm 36 pp, limp cover, ~~~~~~~ Price: S$14.95 (before GST) Price: S$$16.00 (inclusive of GST) WRITER | Marc Lim has been a sports journalist with The Straits Available at all leading bookstores Times for over a decade, covering major events such as the with effect from November 2016 World Cup and the Olympics. He is now the paper’s News Editor. ILLUSTRATOR | Darel Seow is a Trailblazer Foundation Ltd and Ministry of Communications and Information (Singapore) scholar FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, who graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and PLEASE CONTACT: Design, UK. He has illustrated children’s books such as The ILANGOH THANABALAN Missing Mouse and Where Are All The Birds? Marketing Manager EDITORIAL CONSULTANT | Linda Collins is a copyeditor with The Tel: (65) 6319 8346 Straits Times. She has edited books such as What’s Inside the E-mail: [email protected] Red Box? – a children’s book inspired by Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. NIGEL TAN Sales Manager Tel: (65) 6319 8340 E-mail: [email protected] The Merlion, half lion, half fish, of yore. But there is another powerful water being. Straits Times Press For 50 years, it has stood as a symbol of Singapore. This is the story of Joseph Schooling. The home-grown champion who took on the best A MEMBER OF THE and proved himself the fastest, when put to the test. ENGLISH/MALAY/TAMIL MEDIA GROUP Mezzanine Floor, Information Resource Centre Level 3, Podium Block Singapore Press Holdings 1000 Toa Payoh North News Centre Singapore 318994 Tel: (65) 6319 6319, Fax: (65) 6319 8258 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.stpressbooks.com.sg.