Fanny and Mina

Name: Fanny and Mina
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781922998231
Price: 34.99 NZD
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The fastest of friends

By Samantha Tidy

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“Women’s Swimming at the Stockholm Games!”When Fanny and Mina see the headline that women will compete in swimming for the first time at the Stockholm Olympic Games they are determined to make the team. But first they have to convince the Australian Olympic Committee that sending... Read More

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“Women’s Swimming at the Stockholm Games!”

When Fanny and Mina see the headline that women will compete in swimming for the first time at the Stockholm Olympic Games they are determined to make the team. But first they have to convince the Australian Olympic Committee that sending women is not a waste of money.

The story of Fanny Durak and Mina Wylie, who against the odds, became the first women to win Olympic medals in swimming.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922998231

Publisher: Windy Hollow Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 April 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Windy Hollow Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Hilary Cresp

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 260.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Samantha Tidy Sports

About the Author

Samantha Tidy is an award-winning author of book for both children and adults. She writes fiction and non-fiction that seeks to cultivate community and connection. Her previous book for Windy Hollow Books was Cloudspotting

Hilary Cresp is an illustrator who lives in Melbourne. Her drawings tell stories evoking the possibilities and imagination of childhood. Whether exploring outer space or chasing dragons with friends, Hilary’s adventurous characters play an active part in their own story. Inspired by wandering in nature or around the city streets, it’s Hilary’s curiosity about people and the world she brings to her work.

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