Little People, Big Dreams - Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson, “The Rock”, was born in California to a Samoan and Afro-American family .

For a time Dwayne and his mother lived in Grey Lynn, Auckland with his Samoan grandparents.  Dwayne was an only child but in New Zealand, he experienced multi-generational living with brothers, sisters, aunties, uncles and everybody.  He went to Richmond Road Primary School, played rugby and still has family in New Zealand.

A natural athlete, Dwayne decided to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and decided to pursue professional wrestling. Taking on the persona of 'The Rock' as a wrestler in the WWE, he won 16 championships and millions of fans. After a huge wrestling career, he tried his hand at acting... and today is one of the biggest film stars that Hollywood has ever seen!

Written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by Lirios Bou
ISBN 9780711281547
240 x 195mm, 32 pages
Cover Type: Hard Back