| Amazing Women Athletes Contributor(s): Bryant, Jill (Author) |
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ISBN: 1896764444 ISBN-13: 9781896764443 Publisher: Second Story Press OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: The Women's Hall of Fame Series explores the contributions and achievements of women around the world. Each book focuses on a specific area of endeavour. This collection features ten women athletes from around the world, including largely forgotten Olympian, Bobbi Rosenfeld, considered by many experts to be Canada's most accomplished female athlete of the first half of the twentieth century. Other amazing women athletes include a mountain climber, a skater, and a disabled woman who each became champions in their sports. Among the athletes included are US mountain climber Annie Smith Peck, Canadian Bobbie Rosenfeld, curling star Sandra Schmirler, American jockey Julie Krone, Chinese figure skater Chen Lu and Venus and Serena Williams. With photographs, boxed and illustrative material. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Women's Hall of Fame |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 6.04" W x 8.98" (0.32 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 57740 Reading Level: 7.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection features ten women from around the world, amazing athletes who have gone the distance in their own way. The book profiles remarkable women athletes such as Bobbie Rosenfeld, Annie Smith Peck, Chantal Petitclerc, and many others. |