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Women in Sports : 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win / Written and illustrated by Rachel Ignotofsky.

Summary:

"Illustrated profiles of fifty pioneering female athletes, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science. A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes--from well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, to lesser-known athletes like skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee and Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a men's professional league. Covering more than forty sports, this fascinating collection also contains infographics about notable women's teams throughout history,pay and media statistics for female athletes, and muscle anatomy. Women in Sports celebrates the success of the tough, bold, and fearless women who paved the way for the next generation of athletes"-- Provided by publisher.
"A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes--from well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, to lesser-known athletes like skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee and Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a men's professional league"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781607749783 (hardback)
  • Physical Description: 127 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: California ; Ten Speed Press, [2017]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject:
Women athletes > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women athletes > History > Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes > History > Juvenile literature.
SPORTS & RECREATION / History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.
ART / Popular Culture.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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520 . ‡a"Illustrated profiles of fifty pioneering female athletes, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science. A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes--from well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, to lesser-known athletes like skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee and Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a men's professional league. Covering more than forty sports, this fascinating collection also contains infographics about notable women's teams throughout history,pay and media statistics for female athletes, and muscle anatomy. Women in Sports celebrates the success of the tough, bold, and fearless women who paved the way for the next generation of athletes"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
520 . ‡a"A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes--from well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, to lesser-known athletes like skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee and Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a men's professional league"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0. ‡aWomen athletes ‡vBiography ‡vJuvenile literature.
650 0. ‡aWomen Olympic athletes ‡vBiography ‡vJuvenile literature.
650 0. ‡aWomen athletes ‡xHistory ‡vJuvenile literature.
650 0. ‡aWomen Olympic athletes ‡vHistory ‡vJuvenile literature.
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