Women in sports : 50 fearless athletes who played to win

Resource Information

The work Women in sports : 50 fearless athletes who played to win represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Dallas Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Women in sports : 50 fearless athletes who played to win

Title remainder

50 fearless athletes who played to win

Statement of responsibility

written and illustrated by Rachel Ignotofsky

Creator

• Ignotofsky, Rachel, 1989-

Author

• Ignotofsky, Rachel, 1989-

Subject

• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
• SPORTS & RECREATION / History
• Women Olympic athletes
• Women Olympic athletes -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• Women Olympic athletes -- History
• Women Olympic athletes -- History -- Juvenile literature
• Women athletes
• Women athletes -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• Women athletes -- History
• Women athletes -- History -- Juvenile literature
• ART / Popular Culture
• PLP -- Women's History Month | Misty -- 2018.03

Genre

• Juvenile literature
• Biography

Language

eng

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"--
• "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"--

Related

•  Unknown Label

Assigning source

• Provided by publisher
• Provided by publisher

Biography type

collective biography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 796.092/52
• 927/.96

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

• 10-14
• 5-9

Intended audience source

• Brodart
• Brodart

LC call number

GV697.A1

LC item number

I38 2017

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

pre adolescent