Fauja Singh Keeps Going

Name: Fauja Singh Keeps Going
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Simran Jeet Singh
ISBN: 9781666537833

Author: Simran Jeet Singh

Narrator: Simran Jeet Singh

Unabridged: 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 04/19/2021

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Biographical, Sports, Track & Field

Synopsis

Fauja Singh was born determined. He was also born with legs that wouldn't allow him to play cricket with his friends or carry him to school miles from his village in Punjab. But that didn't stop him. Working on his family's farm, Fauja grew stronger to meet his own full potential. He never stopped striving. At the age of 81, after a lifetime of making his body, mind, and heart stronger, Fauja decided to run his first marathon. He went on to break records all around the world and became the first person over 100 to complete the grueling long-distance race. This exuberant true story of Fauja Singh reminds us that it's both where we start and how we finish that makes our journey unforgettable.

About Simran Jeet Singh

Simran Jeet Singh loves sports and signed up for his first marathon after being inspired by Fauja Singh—and like Fauja, he hasn't stopped running since. An activist, a writer, and a scholar who believes deeply in the divine goodness of all people, he was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, and now lives with his wife and two daughters in New York City.

About Baljinder Kaur

Baljinder Kaur is an illustrator and a storyteller. She enjoys observing, exploring, and expressing the simple joys and often seemingly ordinary details of life around her through mixed media. For more information, visit BaljinderKaur.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Deborah

At age 81, Fauja Singh moved to England to be with his family and began running. At 93 years old he ran the New York City Marathon. By the time he was 100, he was still running, breaking records, and was the first at his age to complete the 26.2 mile race on October 16, 2011 at the Toronto Waterfron......more

Goodreads review by Katrina

A lovely inspirational story! Fauja Singh overcame the inability to walk as a child and moving to a new country at 81, to fall in love with running! I love the representation of Sikhism here - I’m sure many children will see themselves and their culture in this book for the first time. It is also an......more

Goodreads review by Abigail

American author Simran Jeet Singh and British illustrator Baljinder Kaur tell the story of Fauja Singh, the Sikh farmer and elder who became one of the few to run a marathon while over one hundred years old, in this engaging picture-book biography. Born in the Punjab around 1911 - birth certificates......more