Question Regarding Apolo, The Author

[majestic]

I came across this Roots press release while surfing the other night (it's nothing new, it's a year old) and as I was skimming through it, the mention of Apolo co-authoring a children's book caught my eye.

Am I completely out of the loop on this one?? I know of his autobiograpahy and the 'All About Apolo' picture book, which I read he authorized, but I've not seen that he co-wrote it...but a children's book?

Does anyone know anything about this and what the book title is?

I've linked the article below and included the excerpt with the mention below.

www.roots.com/new_canada/html/pr_ApolloOhnoAnn_Oct05.shtml

Excerpt:

"Originally from Seattle, Washington, he lives at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado. After his winning performances in Salt Lake City, Apolo became a prominent figure in the US and international media and sports scene. He co-authored a children’s book, wrote an autobiography and made numerous television appearances. People magazine named him as one of the “50 Most Beautiful People.”

[peggy]

I remember when I ordered my Apolo autobiography that Amazon.com listed the reading level as 9-12 years and the All About Apolo reading level as 4-8 years . The books could be considered children's books, I guess.

[majestic]

Yeah, I thought about that Peggy, in regards to the All About Apolo book. I searched around to see if he was listed as a co-author for that one & all I found was that he authorized the book...I couldn't find any reference to him actually co-writing it. I don't know what else they could be referring to, which I why I asked here about it.

Since the press release mentions his autobiography as well, as something seperate, I didn't think they could be referring to that one, even though it's aimed at young adults.

[peggy]

I agree. You could always go to his web site and use the Ask Apolo section, but then again you may never get an answer there either LOL

[majestic]

LOL!! That's soo true, sadly, I don't think I'd ever get an answer! I've had several questions I wanted to submit there (and they were all clean, I promise, well most anyway) but I don't bother with that anymore.