Women in Sports
50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win
New York : Ten Speed Press, 2017.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 127 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
"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.
Subjects:
Women athletes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women athletes -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Women athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Women athletes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women athletes -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Women athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Women Olympic athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 1030L
ISBN:
9781607749783 (hardback)
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SPORTS Ign | Eastover | Nonfiction | In |
SPORTS Ign | North Main | Nonfiction | In |
SPORTS Ign | St. Andrews Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.