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Not playing by the rules : 21 female athletes who changed sports / Lesa Cline-Ransome.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781524764531
  • 1524764531
  • 9781524764548
  • 152476454X
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Contents:
Constance Applebee, field hockey -- Lizzie Arlington, baseball -- Ethelda Bleibtrey, swimming -- Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, golf -- Alice Coachman, track and field -- Joy Johnson, marathon running -- Althea Gibson, tennis -- Bobbi Gibb, marathon running -- Flo Hyman, volleyball -- Nancy Lieberman, basketball -- Nadia Comăneci, gymnastics -- Diana Golden, skiing -- Mia Hamm, soccer -- Lisa Leslie, basketball -- Venus and Serena Williams, tennis -- Ibtihaj Muhammad, fencing -- Tatyana McFadden, track and field -- Gabby Douglas, gymnastics -- Yusra Mardini, swimming -- Mo'ne Davis, baseball -- After the whistle.
Summary: Profiles noteworthy women athletes from field hockey pioneer Constance Applebee to Little League pitcher Mo'ne Davis, including Althea Gibson, Mia Hamm, and Syrian refugee swimmer Yusra Mardini.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 796.0925 C641 Available 33111009783735
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 796.0925 C641 Available 33111010447817
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Before girls wore pants or women were permitted to swim in bathing suits at public beaches, who paved the way for women in sports? And who's breaking new ground today?

This anthology introduces 21 trailblazing women who have broken through the boundaries set for female athletes. From basketball slam-dunker Lisa Leslie to tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams, whose father had onlookers jeer at and taunt the girls as they practiced, to Paralympian Tatyana McFadden, who was a speed demon even at her Russian orphanage before she was adopted, to Olympic gold medalist Ethelda Bleibtrey, who was led off to jail when she shed her shoes and stockings to swim in public, Not Playing by the Rules inspires, informs, and illustrates the strength, determination, and accomplishments of women athletes both yesterday and today.

With powerful photographs and hand-lettered, inspirational quotes from the athletes themselves, this is a collection every young girl should own.

The featured athletes include Ethelda Bleibtrey, Bobbi Gibb, Althea Gibson, Gabby Douglas, Flo Hyman, Lisa Leslie, Mia Hamm, Tatyana McFadden, Mo'ne Davis, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Diana Golden, Constance Applebee, Lizzie Arlington, Babe Didrikson, Alice Coachman, Joy Johnson, Nancy Lieberman, Nadia Comăneci, Venus and Serena Williams, and Yusra Mardini.

Constance Applebee, field hockey -- Lizzie Arlington, baseball -- Ethelda Bleibtrey, swimming -- Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, golf -- Alice Coachman, track and field -- Joy Johnson, marathon running -- Althea Gibson, tennis -- Bobbi Gibb, marathon running -- Flo Hyman, volleyball -- Nancy Lieberman, basketball -- Nadia Comăneci, gymnastics -- Diana Golden, skiing -- Mia Hamm, soccer -- Lisa Leslie, basketball -- Venus and Serena Williams, tennis -- Ibtihaj Muhammad, fencing -- Tatyana McFadden, track and field -- Gabby Douglas, gymnastics -- Yusra Mardini, swimming -- Mo'ne Davis, baseball -- After the whistle.

Profiles noteworthy women athletes from field hockey pioneer Constance Applebee to Little League pitcher Mo'ne Davis, including Althea Gibson, Mia Hamm, and Syrian refugee swimmer Yusra Mardini.

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