Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Picture Book Database Description An account of the resource The Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University (CPBD@MU) contains abstracts of over 5900 picture books for children, preschool to grade 3. Search over 1100 keywords (topics, concepts, and skills) to locate books with story lines adaptable to your curriculum or program. Picture Book Entry The elements of an Entry illustrator Illustrator of the Work S.D. Nelson ISBN The ISBN of the work 978-0-316-37348-7 pub_city Publisher City New York pub_year Publication Year 2024 abstract_author Author of the Abstract Abstract provided by Valerie A. Ubbes, 2025 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wings of an eagle: The gold medal dreams of Billy Mills Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mills, Billy//Bowman, Donna Janell Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Little, Brown and Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 Description An account of the resource Billy Mills tells his autobiographical story of being an Oglala Lakota from South Dakota and the different challenges he faced as a young boy. Billy's father tells him to dig deeper below the anger, the hurt, and self-pity after Billy's mother dies. Eventually Billy's father dies, but his father's words remain with him for the rest of his life during set backs that he experiences. After he is placed in a boarding school in Kansas, Billy takes up sports and works hard to make the track team. When Billy wins a scholarship to the University of Kansas, he faces segregation and racism as a Native American. When he joins the U.S. Marines, the doctor tells him he has borderline diabetes and hypoglycemia, but Billy perseveres and qualifies for the 1964 Olympics in the 10,000 meter race. Encouraged by what his father had once told him about having wings of an eagle, Billy goes on to win the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. Billy Mills's courage and hard work continues to break barriers and to inspire others. author's note ceremony decision making diabetes diary differences eagle encouragement exercise family goal setting hard work history illustrator's note multicultural native american olympics orphan parents perseverance poverty quotes racism running school segregation stereotypes storytelling strength success weightlifting writing