Babe Didrikson

R R Knudson

ISBN 10: 0147514657 / ISBN 13: 9780147514653

Published by Penguin Putnam Inc, 2015

About this Item

Babe Didrikson--record-holder, champion, athelete A biography emphasizing the early years of Babe Didrikson, who broke records in golf, track and field, and other sports, at a time when there were few opportunities for female athletes. Contains black-and-white illustrations. Written with gusto and enthusiam. Most welcome.--School Library Journal>A thoughtful, well-rounded, and highly readable portrait guaranteed to spark interest in Babe Didrikson and other women athletes, past and present.--Booklist>About the Women of Our Time series: International in scope, the Women of Our Time series of biographies cover a wide range of personalities in a variety fields. More than a history lesson, these books offer carefully documented life stories that will inform, inspire, and engage.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Babe Didrikson
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0147514657
• ISBN 13: 9780147514653
• Binding: Hardback
• Illustrator: Lewin, Ted
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Babe Didrikson—record-holder, champion, athelete
 
A biography emphasizing the early years of Babe Didrikson, who broke records in golf, track and field, and other sports, at a time when there were few opportunities for female athletes. Contains black-and-white illustrations.
 
"Written with gusto and enthusiam.... Most welcome."
—School Library Journal
 
“A thoughtful, well-rounded, and highly readable portrait guaranteed to spark interest in Babe Didrikson and other women athletes, past and present.”
—Booklist
 
About the Women of Our Time series:
International in scope, the Women of Our Time series of biographies cover a wide range of personalities in a variety fields. More than a history lesson, these books offer carefully documented life stories that will inform, inspire, and engage.

About the Author

R. R. Knudson (1932–2008) wrote stories about girls and women in sports. She is best known for her series of Zan novels, Zanballer (Delacorte, 1972), Zanbanger (Harper, 1977), Zanboomer (Harper, 1978), and Zan Hagen’s Marathon (Farrar Straus & Giroux 1984).

Ted Lewin grew up in Buffalo, New York. He is the author/illustrator of over 100 books for children. In 1994, he was awarded a Caldecott Honor for his picture book Peppe the Lamplighter.