Sue Macy
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Language
English
Description
A detailed look at the history of the Olympic Games, from their origins in Ancient Greece, through their rebirth in nineteenth century France, to the present, highlighting the contributions of individuals to the Games' success and popularity.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
96 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Highlights in the history of the Winter Olympics from their inception in 1924 to today, including profiles of the Olympic athletes and information on the lesser-known winter sports. Also includes an Olympic almanac with information about each Olympiad.
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
152 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Sally Ride was more than the first woman in space--she was a real-life explorer and adventurer whose life story is a true inspiration for all those who dream big. Most people know Sally Ride as the first American female astronaut to travel in space. But in her lifetime she was also a nationally ranked tennis player, a physicist who enjoyed reading Shakespeare, a university professor, the founder of a company that helped inspire girls and young women...
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
xviii, 140 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Play ball!" yelled the umpires as the teams of the AAGPBL took the field in the tense, war-torn days of 1943. Like all professional baseball players, these athletes scrambled to their positions, tossed balls across diamonds, and filled the air with chatter. But, there was something different about them-they all wore skirts, went to charm school, and continually had to answer one question: "What is a woman doing playing baseball?"
What were they...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016].
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Examines the career of Mary Garber, who "was a sportswriter for fifty-six years and was the first woman to receive the Associated Press Sports Editors Red Smith Award, presented for major contributions in sports journalism. And now, every year the Association of Women in Sports Media presents the Mary Garber Pioneer Award in her honor to a role model for women in sports media"--Amazon.com.
10) The book rescuer: how a mensch from Massachusetts saved Yiddish literature for generations to come
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
36 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Gertrude Ederle's 1926 swim across the English Channel, describing how she overcame difficult environmental, physical, and cultural challenges to become the first woman to establish her historic record.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Raised on a cattle ranch, Agnes Morley was sent to Stanford University to learn to be a lady. Yet in no time she exchanged her breeches and spurs for bloomers and a basketball; and in April 1896 she made history. In a heart-pounding game against the University of California at Berkeley, Agnes led her team to victory in the first-ever intercollegiate women's basketball game, earning national attention and putting women's basketball on the map.
