Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Groundbreaking All-Around Athlete

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Groundbreaking All-Around Athlete
Author: Mackenzie Lobby
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1617149446

Legendary Athletes introduces readers to the people who have made significant impacts both athletically and socially. Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Groundbreaking All-Around Athlete highlights Babe Didrikson Zaharias's childhood and rise to fame. Career highlights, battles along the way, and humanitarian contributions are also discussed. The groundbreaking athlete's lasting legacy is told through informative sidebars, captivating photos, and engaging text. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Groundbreaking All-Around Athlete

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Groundbreaking All-Around Athlete
Author: Mackenzie Lobby
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1617842370

Legendary Athletes introduces readers to the people who have made significant impacts both athletically and socially. Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Groundbreaking All-Around Athlete highlights Babe Didrikson Zaharias's childhood and rise to fame. Career highlights, battles along the way, and humanitarian contributions are also discussed. The groundbreaking athlete's lasting legacy is told through informative sidebars, captivating photos, and engaging text. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Milestones of the 20th Century

Milestones of the 20th Century
Author: Meghan O'Reilly Fiero
Publisher: Grolier, Incorporated
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN:

Chronicles the twentieth century, both at home and abroad, including an overview of business and industry, science and technology, arts and entertainment, and trends and fads.

Babe

Babe
Author: Susan E. Cayleff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 378
Release: 1995
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Looks at the life of the professional golfer, the public persona she created, her life as she lived it, and her lesbianism.

Wonder Girl

Wonder Girl
Author: Don Van Natta Jr.
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2011-06-02
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0316175919

Experience the extraordinary story of a nearly forgotten American superstar athlete. Texas girl Babe Didrikson never tried a sport too tough and never met a hurdle too high. Despite attempts to keep women from competing, Babe achieved All-American status in basketball and won gold medals in track and field at the 1932 Olympics. Then Babe attempted to conquer golf. One of the founders of the LPGA, Babe won more consecutive tournaments than any golfer in history. At the height of her fame, she was diagnosed with cancer. Babe would then take her most daring step of all: go public and try to win again with the hope of inspiring the world. A rollicking saga, stretching across the first half of the 20th century, Wonder Girl is as fresh, heartfelt, and graceful as Babe herself.

America's Obsession

America's Obsession
Author: Richard O. Davies
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN:

The author examines sports as a microcosm of national life, from the use of sports seasons to mark time (i.e. football, baseball and basketball as opposed to spring, summer and autumn) to the propensity for starving our educational system while dumping millions into stadium and high-school athletic programs.

Women in Sports

Women in Sports
Author: Rachel Ignotofsky
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 29
Release: 2021-06-22
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0593377656

New York Times bestseller Rachel Ignotofsky's Women in Sports comes to the youngest readers in board format! Highlighting the pioneering efforts of women athletes, this board book edition of the original bestseller features simpler text and Rachel Ignotofsky's signature beautiful illustrations reimagined for younger readers to introduce the perfect role models for inspiring a love of sports. The collection includes diverse women across various sports, time periods, and geographic location. The perfect gift for every future athlete!

Jim Brown

Jim Brown
Author: Mike Freeman
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2009-10-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0061745944

The first, definitive biography of one of the most important, controversial, and outspoken athletes of the 20th century. He intimidated people on and off the football field. He was brutal yet brilliant, narcissistic yet magnanimous, relentless yet unyielding. Most of all, he was the greatest football player of all time. He was Jim Brown. A legend in his own time, Jim Brown was revered as an athlete, actor, and unflinching symbol of black pride and self-reliance. In this moving book, Mike Freeman offers the first definitive portrait of the sports star. Based on interviews with Brown, his family, friends, and colleagues, Jim Brown is an honest, complete picture of the man and his turbulent times. Part biography, part cultural history, it is a quintessential American tale—a story of adversity, adulation, tenacity, inspiration, and pride.

Game Changers

Game Changers
Author: Molly Schiot
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 518
Release: 2016-10-18
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1501137115

“The embrace of women’s sports sometimes feels almost like a political act...Molly Schiot’s Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History is so valuable.” —The Wall Street Journal “A thoughtful, exhaustively researched, and long-overdue tribute to the women who have paved the way for the likes of Serena Williams, Abby Wambach, Simone Biles, and more.” —espnW Based on the Instagram account @TheUnsungHeroines, a celebration of the pioneering, forgotten female athletes of the twentieth century that features rarely seen photos and new interviews with past and present game changers including Abby Wambach and Cari Champion. Two years ago, filmmaker Molly Schiot began the Instagram account @TheUnsungHeroines, posting a photo each day of a female athlete who had changed the face of sports around the globe in the pre-Title IX age. These women paved the way for Serena Williams, Carli Lloyd, and Lindsey Vonn, yet few today know who they are. Slowly but surely, the account gained a following, and the result is Game Changers, a beautifully illustrated collection of these trailblazers’ rarely-before-seen photos and stories. Featuring icons Althea Gibson and Wyomia Tyus, complete unknowns Trudy Beck and Conchita Cintron, policymaker Margaret Dunkle, sportswriter Lisa Olson, and many more, Game Changers gives these “founding mothers” the attention and recognition they deserve, and features critical conversations between past and present gamechangers—including former US Women’s National Soccer Team captain Abby Wambach and SportsCenter anchor Cari Champion—about what it means to be a woman on and off the field. Inspiring, empowering, and unforgettable, Game Changers is the perfect gift for anyone who has a love of the game.