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Contains illustrated profiles of fifty female athletes describing their lives and achievements. Features women from a wide variety of sports including archery, mixed martial arts, motocross, cricket, ping pong, roller derby, polo, bowling, and skydiving.
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"You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule contains wisdom...
6) Boundless
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" World champion high jumper Chaunte Lowe pens the captivating story of her journey from an impoverished childhood full of big dreams and devastating hurdles, to becoming a bronze medal-winning US Olympian. Everything seemed set against Chaunte Lowe. Growing up with a single mother in Paso Robles, California, where she experienced food insecurity, homelessness, and domestic abuse, Chaunte couldn't imagine a future that offered a different sort of...
8) Mike Trout
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Presents a biography of MLB outfielder Mike Trout, from his childhood to his rise to becoming a baseball superstar.
9) LeBron James
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Presents a biography of NBA forward LeBron James, from his childhood to his rise to becoming a basketball superstar.
10) Jesse Owens
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Meet Jesse Owens, an African American runner who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What made his achievement even more memorable was that Adolph Hitler expected the Olympic Games to be a German showcase. In fact, he criticized the United States for even including black athletes on its Olympic roster. According to many reports, after Owens won his fourth gold medal, Hitler stormed out of the stadium. In 1936 Jesse Owens took a stand...
11) Santino Marella
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"Engaging images accompany information about Santino Marella. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
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This book brings together 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present. Find out how these iconic figures have overcome obstacles, owned their differences and paved the way for others by making their bodies and minds work for them. These short biographies tell the stories of people who have faced unique challenges which have not stopped them from becoming trailblazers, innovators, advocates and makers. Each person is...
13) Sunisa Lee
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Chronicles the life of Olympic gymnast Sunisa Lee, the first Hmong American Olympian, detailing her early life, achievements, and legacy. Includes photographs, a timeline, and a glossary.
15) Undertaker
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Engaging images accompany information about Undertaker. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7.