CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2000
"A welcome addition to the growing body of works about female athletes. (Picture book/biography. 5 9)"
The author and illustrator (The Babe & I, 1999, Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man, 1997) team up for a third time in this engaging picture book biography of the first woman to swim the English Channel.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2009
"Fotheringham's bold, spiraling patterns resemble crashing water; both fiery and cool colors pay homage to this vibrant woman and her sport. (author's, source notes) (Picture book/biography. 5-9)"
Little has been written about Annette Kellerman, the founder of water ballet and modernizer of the female swimsuit; Corey's lively descriptions and powerful phrasing successfully fill this niche.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2007
"The backmatter includes a brief author's note, time line, bibliography and websites. (Picture book/nonfiction. 7-10)"
Powerful mixed-media illustrations depict the life and career of tennis great Althea Gibson, the first African-American to win at Wimbledon.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2003
"A pleasure to look at and read aloud, this concludes with a timeline about women in baseball and, on the back cover, a wonderful black-and-white photograph of Alta Weiss preparing to pitch. (Picture book. 4-9)"
A winning author-illustrator team hits a home run with this top-notch tale about Alta Weiss, who played semi-pro baseball in early 1900s.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 1996
"Rudolph died in 1994; her post-Olympic accomplishments are described in an afterword. (Picture book/biography. 6-9)"
Only after reading this book does the subtitle—``How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman''—appear rife with understatement.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2001
"The whole arresting package is absolutely a three-pointer. (Picture book/nonfiction. 4-8)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2004
"Intriguing, but inadequate. (bibliography) (Picture book/nonfiction. 6-10)"
ADULT
Released: March 1, 2000
"That doesn't detract from a book that reminds readers not to restrict their dreams on the basis of gender. (Picture book. 4-8)"
During WWII, as men went overseas, women assumed many of their jobs; Rappaport and Callan enthusiastically invent a fictional witness to that historical moment when baseball, too, was taken over by women.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2010
"A solid choice for racing fans and those who like to read about women trailblazers. (author's note, sources) (Picture book/biography. 6-9)"
