Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (887 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01M5EZ0AQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 151 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The athletes featured include well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, as well as lesser-known champions like Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a professional men’s league, and skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee. The book also contains infographics on topics that sporty women want to know about such as muscle anatomy, a timeline ofwomen’s participation in sports, pay and media statistics for female athletes, and influential women’s teams. Illustrated profiles of fifty pioneering female athletes, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science. Women for the win!A richly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes from the 1800s to today, including trailblazers, Olympians, and record-breakers in more than forty sports. Women in Sports celebrates the success of the tough, bold, and fearless women who paved the way for today’s athletes.
Extremely small print I really wanted to love this book, but the size of the print is extremely small. It makes it very hard to read. It would of been nice if they just used 2 pages for each biography. I am very disappointed. I might return it.. Floofy said Four Stars. gift
As Billie Jean King taught us, ‘Pressure is a privilege.’"– Lesley Visser, Hall of Fame sportscaster"This luminescent book tells the stories of women and girls who have not only excelled in athletics, but also often changed the world by doing so. And don’t forget the boys, who will be riveted by these rollicking tales and who need to see that girl power has been alive and well for many years, and is alive and well today."– Caroline Paul, author of The Gutsy Girl"Rachel Ignotofsky's delightful book renders the healthy pleasure of sports for girls and women in buoyant color and form—from Bloomer Girls to Skate Bettys, in calf length skirts or disguised as men—reminding us that no matter if you are nine or ninety-eight, the question to ask is, ‘What is my next victory?’"&n
She is the author of Women in Science. . RACHEL IGNOTOFSKY is an illustrator and designer. She graduated from Tyler School of Art's graphic design program and formerly worked as a senior designer and illustrator at Hallmark Greetings. Rachel and her work have been featured in many print and online media outlets suc