Babe Didrikson Zaharias
The Making of a Champion
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 7, 2014
“Befitting a champion.”—School Library Journal, starred review Babe Didrikson Zaharias was one of history's greatest athletes as an All-American basketball player, an Olympic gold medalist in track and field, and a championship golfer who won eighty-two amateur and professional tournaments.
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- Who it’s for
- A biography of Babe Didrikson Zaharias, from All-American basketball player to Olympic medalist and champion golfer.
- Themes
- Women in sports, Athletic achievement, Changing perceptions of female athletes
- Genres
- Sports Biographies for Kids, Biographies of Women for Kids, Track & Field
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“Befitting a champion.”—School Library Journal, starred review Babe Didrikson Zaharias was one of history's greatest athletes as an All-American basketball player, an Olympic gold medalist 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.
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This insightful and well-researched biography from a Newbery medalist brings to life the woman who changed the perception of female athletes forever.
Babe’s Three Sports
A biography of Babe Didrikson Zaharias, from All-American basketball player to Olympic medalist and champion golfer.
Come here for
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias’s achievements in basketball, track and field, and golf
- Her place in changing perceptions of female athletes
Expect
- An account of her athletic career across three sports
- Her six Woman Athlete of the Year elections and 1950 Half Century honor
Where it sits
| Sports Biographies for Kids | 99% |
|---|---|
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 48% |
| Track & Field | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Biographies for Kids
- Writers' Lives for Kids
- Musicians' Lives for Kids
- Performers' Biographies for Kids
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- Political Biographies for Kids
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- Biographies of Women for Kids
- Authors
- Russell Freedman
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 7, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Women in sports · Athletic achievement · Changing perceptions of female athletes
- Reading lane
- Historical Biographies for Kids