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Billie Jean! by Mara Rockliff

Billie Jean!

How Tennis Star Billie Jean King Changed Women's Sports

Mara Rockliff

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · August 20, 2019

A fun and inspiring picture book biography of tennis legend and women's rights activist Billie Jean King.

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Who it’s for
For readers interested in picture-book biographies of athletes
Themes
Women's sports, Gender equality, Perseverance
Genres
Sports Biographies for Kids, LGBTQ+ Lives & Stories, Biographies of Women for Kids

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A fun and inspiring picture book biography of tennis legend and women's rights activist Billie Jean King. From award-winning author Mara Rockliff and New York Times-bestselling illustrator Elizabeth Baddeley comes this extraordinary picture book about one little girl who loved sports and grew up to be one of the greatest and best-known tennis players of all time. Anything Billie Jean did, she did it ALL THE WAY. When she ran, she ran fast. When she played, she played hard.

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As a top women's tennis player, Billie Jean fought for fairness in women's sports, and when she faced off against Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes, the most famous tennis match in history, she showed the world that men and women--and boys and girls--are equal on and off the court.

Who it’s for

  • For readers interested in picture-book biographies of athletes
  • For readers interested in women's sports and equality

Where it sits

Sports Biographies for Kids56%
Biographies of Women for Kids35%
LGBTQ+ Lives & Stories31%

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Publisher categories

  • Sports Biographies for Kids
  • Biographies of Women for Kids
  • Racket Sports
Authors
Mara Rockliff
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
August 20, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Women's sports · Gender equality · Perseverance
Reading lane
Sports Biographies for Kids