We got game! : 35 female athletes who changed the world
by Weintraub, Aileen, 1973- (Author)
Summary
Meet thirty-five female athletes who played hard, broke records, and inspired girls around the world. You'll read about the first woman horse jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby, the number one tennis player in the world, a surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack, and a snow boarder who landed... Full description
Summary: |
Meet thirty-five female athletes who played hard, broke records, and inspired girls around the world. You'll read about the first woman horse jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby, the number one tennis player in the world, a surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack, and a snow boarder who landed a death-defying jump, along with many others. |
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Physical Description: |
ix, 117 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
Audience: |
Ages 8-12 Grades 4-6 |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-111) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780762497805 0762497807 |
Author Notes: |
Sarah Green is an illustrator and designer from San Francisco. She graduated from RISD in 2014 and now splits her time between her hometown of San Francisco and Vancouver, Canada, with her fluffy, tiny cat by her side. She loves history, research, and nature, and probably has more plants than a person should. |