Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias was one of history's greatest athletes as an All-American basketball player, an Olympic gold medallist in track and field, and a championship golfer who won eighty-two amateur and professional tournaments. She was elected Woman Athlete of the Year six times, and in 1950 was named Woman Athlete of the Half Century. This insightful and well-researched biography from a Newbery medallist brings to life the woman who changed the perception of female athletes forever.

AGES: 10 to 14

AUTHOR:
Russell Freedman has received nearly every children's literature award, including the Newbery Medal, several Newbery Honors, and the Sibert Medal, as well as a National Humanities Medal and the May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award. He lives in New York City and travels widely to research his books.

Illustrated

ISBN: 9780544104914
Author: FREEDMAN RUSSELL
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01/03/2014
RRP: $22.99
Pages: 192
Dimension: 254mm X 191mm