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 . Despite the hardships, challenges and failures he encounters along the way, Joseph eventually achieves his dream, even beating his childhood hero American swimmer 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 () 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

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