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Title:
She persisted in sports : American Olympians who changed the game / written by Chelsea Clinton ; illustrated by Alexandra Boiger.
ISBN:
9780593114544
Personal Author:
Clinton, Chelsea
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Philomel Books, 2020.
Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Contents:
Margaret Ives Abbott -- Gertrude Ederle -- Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias -- Wilma Rudolph -- Jean Driscoll -- Mia Hamm -- Kristi Yamaguchi -- Venus and Serena Williams -- Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings -- Diana Taurasi -- Simone Biles -- Ibtihaj Muhammad -- Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux.
Summary:
"Stories of American woman Olympians who persisted and succeeded against the odds"-- Provided by publisher.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader LG 6.2 0.5 510448
Personal Subject:
Abbott, Margaret Ives.

Ederle, Gertrude, 1906-2003.

Zaharias, Babe Didrikson, 1911-1956.

Rudolph, Wilma, 1940-1994.

Driscoll, Jean, 1966-

Hamm, Mia, 1972-

Yamaguchi, Kristi.

Williams, Venus, 1980-

Williams, Serena, 1981-

May-Treanor, Misty.

Walsh Jennings, Kerri, 1978-

Taurasi, Diana.

Biles, Simone, 1997-

Muhammad, Ibtihaj, 1985-

Lamoureux-Davidson, Jocelyne (Jocelyne Nicole), 1989-

Lamoureux, Monique (Monique Edith), 1989-
Subject Term:
Women Olympic athletes -- History

Women athletes -- History.

Women Olympic athletes--United States -- Biography

Women athletes--United States -- Biography

Women -- Biography

Sports for women -- History.

Women Olympic athletes

Women athletes
Genre:
Biographies

Picture books
Added Author:
Boiger, Alexandra
Interest age level:
Ages 4-8 Philomel Books
Interest grade level:
Grades 2-3 Philomel Books
Series Title:
She persisted.
Series Sequence:
She persisted
OCLC Number:
on1137750979
Availability:
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