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"The first ever memoir from the greatest female ski racer of all time, revealing never before told stories of her life in the fast lane, and the bold decisions that helped her break down barriers for athletes around the world"--
With a career that spanned a transformation in how America recognizes and celebrates female athletes, Vonn helped blaze a trail for other world-class female athletes and reimagining what it meant to pursue speed at all costs....
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Although fans the world over have been fascinated by the modern Summer Olympics since 1896, the Winter Olympics didn't officially begin until 1924. The event celebrates cold-weather sports, displaying the talents of skiers, ice skaters, hockey players, and, most recently, snowboarders. Like its summer counterpart, the Winter Games are dedicated to bringing together the world's top athletes to honor their talents and see who gets to stand on the medal...
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2022.
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"How do you pick Olympic GOATs? Is it gymnast Simone Biles or swimmer Michael Phelps? Or maybe it's the entire 1992 basketball team. With so many sports, how do you choose? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches. Read more about some of the legends of the Olympic Games and see if you agree that they're the greatest of all time"--
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2020.
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215 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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Español
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La infancia de los dioses del Olimpo. Simone Biles en adopción, Michael Phelps detestando la piscina, Usain Bolt negándose a competir por miedo a perder. Nadia Comâneci detectada en un recreo de la escuela. Yelena Isinbáyeva deprimida porque su estatura la hizo dejar la gimnasia. Historias y anécdotas fascinantes detrás de cada uno de estos portentos de los juegos olímpicos.
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2017.
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127 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"Illustrated profiles of fifty pioneering female athletes, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science. A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes--from well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, to lesser-known athletes like skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee and Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball...
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2018.
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Ibtihaj Muhammad's path to Olympic greatness has been marked with opposition and near-debilitating challenges because of her race, religion, and gender. As the only woman of color and the only religious minority on the U.S. women's saber team, she had to push past sterotypes, misconceptions, and negativity to find her own path to success and Olympic Glory. Her reflection provides an unflinching and honest portrayal of how she managed to stay true...
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[2024]
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295 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"CeCé Telfer is a warrior. The first openly transgender woman to win an NCAA championship, she has contended with transphobia on and off the track since childhood. Now, she stands at the crossroads of a national and international conversation about equity in sports, forced to advocate for her personhood and rights at every turn. After spending years training for the 2024 Olympics, Telfer has been sidelined and silenced more times than she can count....
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2018.
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xvi, 311 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"Meet Kevin Hall, brother, son, husband, father, and Olympic and America's Cup sailor. Kevin has an Ivy League degree, a winning smile, and throughout his adult life, he has been engaged in an ongoing battle with a person that doesn't exist to anyone but him: the Director. Kevin suffers from what doctors are beginning to call the 'Truman Show' delusion, a form of psychosis named for the 1998 movie, where the main character is trapped as the star of...
11) Simone Biles
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2023.
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64 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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Two-time Olympic gymnast Simone Biles reigns over gymnastics. With four impressive skills already named after her, Biles has amassed legions of fans. Explore this standout superstar's career and life.
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2019.
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125 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Español
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"Mujeres en el Deporte cuenta los logros y la vida de 50 atletas destacadas, desde los años 1880 hasta nuestros días. Las deportistas que aquí se presentan tuvieron que enfrentar dificultades sociales y personales para convertirse en campeonas; desafiaron el sexismo, la segregación, enfermedades y estereotipos. Este libro celebra el éxito de mujeres fuertas y valientes que prepararon el camino para que las atletas de hoy practiquen el deporte...
14) Jesse Owens
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2020.
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128 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 20 cm
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English
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Jesse Owens is one of the most famous athletes of all time, but he experienced discrimination throughout his athletic career, such as having to stay at a different hotel to his teammates, because of the color of his skin. However, he went on to win an incredible four gold medals at the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games. This biography, ideal for kids aged 8-11, charts the major events of Jesse's life; from his childhood growing up on a farm in Alabama before...
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Pub. Date
2024
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"This book dives deep into the life and career of gymnastics icon Simone Biles. The book also includes a table of contents, a map of where each athlete's biggest accomplishments took place, a list of each athlete's accolades, additional resource links, a glossary, and an index. This Press Box Books title is aligned to a reading level of grades 3-4 and an interest level of grades 3-7."--
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2022.
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344 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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Twenty years before women's soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the '76 US women's basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of women's sports in America at the youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels. Though they were unknowns from small schools such as Delta State, the University of Tennessee at Martin and John F. Kennedy College of Wahoo, Nebraska, at the time of the '76...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"Untold until now, here is the story of Black sprinter and long-jumper Willye B. White, who went from picking cotton as a child in Mississippi to competing and winning in the 1956 and 1964 Olympics...[W]hen her cousin noticed she was the fastest runner around, Willye jumped at the chance to put on her traveling shoes and run her way to better opportunities. And run Willye did, first for the Tennessee State Tigerbelles and then for the US Olympic team....
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