Katie Kawa - Gal Gadot Is Wonder Woman®

Please visit our website, www.garethstevens.com. For a free color catalog of all our high-quality books, call toll free 1-800-542-2595 or fax 1-877-542-2596. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Kawa, Katie, author. Title: Gal Gadot is Wonder Woman / Katie Kawa. Description: New York: Gareth Stevens Publishing, [2020] | Series: The human behind the hero | Includes index. | Motion picture actors and actresses--Israel--Biography--Juvenile literature. | Wonder Woman (Motion picture: 2017)--Juvenile literature. | Wonder Woman (Fictitious character)--Juvenile literature. | Wonder Woman (Fictitious character)--Juvenile literature.

Classification: LCC PN2919.8.G33 K39 2020 | DDC 791.4302/8092 [B] --dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019016319 First Edition Published in 2020 by Gareth Stevens Publishing 111 East 14th Street, Suite 349 New York, NY 10003 Copyright 2020 Gareth Stevens Publishing Designer: Sarah Liddell Editor: Katie Kawa Photo credits: Cover, p. Emma McIntyre/ Staff/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer. Printed in the United States of America Some of the images in this book illustrate individuals who are models. The depictions do not imply actual situations or events.

CPSIA compliance information: Batch #CW20GS: For further information contact Gareth Stevens, New York, New York at 1-800-542-2595. CONTENTS A STRONG WOMAN Saving the world isnt just for men. Women can also be heroes! Wonder Woman is a superhero whos strong, smart, and kind. Gal Gadotthe woman whos played her in Wonder Woman and other moviesis all of those things too. BEHIND THE SCENES WONDER WOMAN IS A CHARACTER IN DC COMIC BOOKS AND MOVIES. SHE FIRST APPEARED IN COMICS IN 1941.

SHE ALSO GOES BY THE NAME DIANA OR DIANA PRINCE. FAR FROM HOLLYWOOD Gal Gadot grew up far from Hollywood. She was born in Israel on April 30, 1985. Gal was an active kid who loved dancing. She has one younger sister, and their parents taught them to always believe in themselves. BEHIND THE SCENES ISRAEL IS A COUNTRY IN THE .

GAL SPENDS A LOT OF TIME IN THE UNITED STATES NOW, BUT SHE OFTEN TRAVELS HOME TO ISRAEL TO SPEND TIME WITH HER FAMILY. MISS ISRAEL In 2004, Gal was named Miss Israel. This meant she was chosen to women from around the world try to win by showing off their beauty and talent. BEHIND THE SCENES GAL DIDNT THINK SHE WOULD WIN MISS ISRAEL, AND SHE DIDNT WANT TO BE NAMED MISS UNIVERSE. SHE WAS HAPPY WHEN SHE LOST, AND THEN SHE STARTED STUDYING LAW IN SCHOOL. A FAST RISE TO STARDOM Gal soon started trying out for parts in movies.

In 2009, she got her first big part in the movie Fast & Furious, playing a character named Gisele. She played Gisele in other Fast & Furious movies too. BEHIND THE SCENES IN 2010, GAL WAS IN THE MOVIES DATE NIGHT AND KNIGHT AND DAY. SHE WAS ALSO IN MOVIES AND ON TV SHOWS MADE IN ISRAEL. A SUPERHERO SECRET The next part Gal tried out for was a secret. Gal didnt even know what it was at first! Later, she found out it was Wonder Woman.

Gal got the part, and in December 2013, the world found out she was going to be Wonder Woman. BEHIND THE SCENES WONDER WOMAN HAD HER OWN TV SHOW IN THE 1970S. SHE WAS PLAYED BY LYNDA CARTER. LYNDA AND GAL BECAME FRIENDS AFTER GAL WAS CHOSEN TO PLAY WONDER WOMAN IN THE MOVIES. TIME TO TRAIN! Gal had to work hard to get ready to play Wonder Woman. She trained for about 8 months and did special exercises, such as boxing, to get in shape to play such a powerful superhero.

Her training helped her get very strong! BEHIND THE SCENES TRAINING WASNT NEW TO GAL. IN FACT, SHE WAS AN INSTRUCTOR, OR TRAINER, IN THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES (IDF ), WHICH IS LIKE THE US ARMY. SHE SERVED IN THE IDF FOR 2 YEARS. BATMAN V SUPERMAN The first time fans got to see Gal as Wonder Woman was in 2016. That year, she appeared in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Even though Gal wasnt in the movie for very long, people loved Wonder Woman! BEHIND THE SCENES GAL WAS BUSY IN 2016! SHE ALSO AC TED IN THREE OTHER MOVIES THAT YEAR: TRIPLE 9, CRIMINAL, AND KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES.

WORKING ON WONDER WOMAN Gals next movie was Wonder Woman. While working on it, Gal became friends with its director, Patty Jenkins. Patty was the first woman to direct a woman-led superhero movie. Gal and Patty worked hard to make a movie that would women and girls. BEHIND THE SCENES WONDER WOMAN IS FROM AN ISLAND CALLED THEMYSCIRA. ONLY WOMEN KNOWN AS THE AMAZONS LIVE ON THIS ISLAND.

IN WONDER WOMAN, STRONG WOMEN WHO PLAY SPORTS PLAYED MANY OF THE AMAZONS. A HIT MOVIE Wonder Woman had never starred in her own movie before, but that changed on June 2, 2017. Thats when Wonder Woman opened, and it became one of the biggest hits of the year. It made more than $800 million around the world! BEHIND THE SCENES IN WONDER WOMAN, DIANA FALLS IN LOVE WITH STEVE TREVOR, WHOS PLAYED BY CHRIS PINE. GAL AND CHRIS HAD FUN WORKING TOGETHER AND BECAME GOOD FRIENDS. INSPIRING WOMEN Wonder Woman meant a lot to women and girls.

Gal was proud to be part of a movie that showed how strong women can be. Shes a feminist, which means she believes women and men should be treated as equals. BEHIND THE SCENES THE MOST WELL -KNOWN PART OF WONDER WOMAN IS WHEN DIANA WALKS ACROSS NO-MANS -LAND AND FACES AN ARMY ON HER OWN. MANY WOMEN FELT PROUD SEEING A HERO SAVE THE DAY. JOINING THE JUSTICE LEAGUE Wonder Woman is part of a group of DC heroes called the Justice League. Other Justice League members include Batman, Superman, Aquaman, the Flash, and Cyborg.

The same year Wonder Woman came out, Gal was also part of the Justice League movie. BEHIND THE SCENES IN 2018, GAL WON THE #SEE HER . ITS GIVEN TO ACTRESSES WHOSE WORK SHOWS WOMEN AS THEY REALLY ARE AND WHO FIGHT FOR BETTER PARTS FOR WOMEN IN MOVIES AND ON T V. WHATS NEXT FOR WONDER WOMAN? People liked