We Got Game!: 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World
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- Author：Aileen Weintraub
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Summary
Inspire kids to be their best selves and get involved in social change with this stunning anthology about thirty-five amazing women in sports around the world and throughout history。
Do you play sports？ Maybe you dream about scoring a goal on the soccer field or hitting a home run in baseball。 Perhaps you're thinking about trying a new sport， but you're still not sure。
In We Got Game！ you'll meet thirty-five female athletes who played hard， broke records， and inspired girls around the world。 Some of these athletes have retired。 Others are still competing。 But they have one thing in common: they all got game！ You'll read about the first woman horse jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby， the number one tennis player in the world， a surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack， and a snow boarder who landed a death-defying jump， along with many others。 These female athletes prove that girls can do anything！
Simone Biles * Gretchen Bleiler * Hannah Cockroft * Misty Copeland * Diane Crump * Sasha DiGiulian * Gabby Douglas * Grete Eliassen * Marlen Esparza * Lisa Fernandez * Althea Gibson * Bethany Hamilton * Mia Hamm * Jackie Joyner-Kersee * Billie Jean King * Phaidra Knight * Silken Laumann * Nancy Lopez * Tatyana McFadden * Ibtihaj Mohammad * Danica Patrick * Megan Rapinoe * Mary Lou Retton * Manon Rhéaume * Ronda Rousey * Wilma Rudolph * Junko Tabei * Dara Torres * Elana Myers Taylor * Marianne Vos * Abby Wambach * Maria Toorpakai Wazir * Jen Welter * Serena Williams * Kristi Yamaguchi
Do you play sports？ Maybe you dream about scoring a goal on the soccer field or hitting a home run in baseball。 Perhaps you're thinking about trying a new sport， but you're still not sure。
In We Got Game！ you'll meet thirty-five female athletes who played hard， broke records， and inspired girls around the world。 Some of these athletes have retired。 Others are still competing。 But they have one thing in common: they all got game！ You'll read about the first woman horse jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby， the number one tennis player in the world， a surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack， and a snow boarder who landed a death-defying jump， along with many others。 These female athletes prove that girls can do anything！
Simone Biles * Gretchen Bleiler * Hannah Cockroft * Misty Copeland * Diane Crump * Sasha DiGiulian * Gabby Douglas * Grete Eliassen * Marlen Esparza * Lisa Fernandez * Althea Gibson * Bethany Hamilton * Mia Hamm * Jackie Joyner-Kersee * Billie Jean King * Phaidra Knight * Silken Laumann * Nancy Lopez * Tatyana McFadden * Ibtihaj Mohammad * Danica Patrick * Megan Rapinoe * Mary Lou Retton * Manon Rhéaume * Ronda Rousey * Wilma Rudolph * Junko Tabei * Dara Torres * Elana Myers Taylor * Marianne Vos * Abby Wambach * Maria Toorpakai Wazir * Jen Welter * Serena Williams * Kristi Yamaguchi
Reviews
Greg Payan
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Great cross-section of female athlete profiles across many sports， including even those not traditionally seen as 'athletes' like Misty Copeland the ballerina。 Also does not neglect to include early pioneers such as Althea Gibson in track。 Beautiful presentation with colorful illustrations throughout。 Highly recommended for boys and girls alike。 Great cross-section of female athlete profiles across many sports， including even those not traditionally seen as 'athletes' like Misty Copeland the ballerina。 Also does not neglect to include early pioneers such as Althea Gibson in track。 Beautiful presentation with colorful illustrations throughout。 Highly recommended for boys and girls alike。 。。。more
Lisa Davis
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A fantastic book。 Though the number of girls in sports has increased dramatically since title IX was passed， girls still drop out of sports at very high rates， and those rates increase at puberty。 At the same time， so much research shows the importance of girls playing sports to build confidence and communication skills。 This book will help kids of all sexes and gender identities appreciate and support girls in sports。 It may be about girls， but it is not just for girls。
Diana Whitney
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This book for middle-grade readers is full of lively illustrations， inspiring stories and cool facts。 The athletes featured include some of my personal heroes: Simone Biles， Megan Rapinoe， Serena Williams， and Jackie Joyner-Kersee。 I also loved learning the stories of athletes I didn’t know， like elite wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft， Kentucky Derby jockey Diane Krump， and flyweight boxer Marlen Esparza。 I wish I could’ve read We Got Game to my girls when they were younger。But please don’t mist This book for middle-grade readers is full of lively illustrations， inspiring stories and cool facts。 The athletes featured include some of my personal heroes: Simone Biles， Megan Rapinoe， Serena Williams， and Jackie Joyner-Kersee。 I also loved learning the stories of athletes I didn’t know， like elite wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft， Kentucky Derby jockey Diane Krump， and flyweight boxer Marlen Esparza。 I wish I could’ve read We Got Game to my girls when they were younger。But please don’t mistake this for a girls-only book。 The inspiring collection is for kids of all genders， offering them a sense of possibility and awe。 。。。more
Kim
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The women highlighted in this list display a broad mix of sports， nationalities， races， and ethnicity。 The reader sees that athletic people have a drive and passion to participate in sports no matter where they live or what gender they are。 The women in this book have accomplished truly remarkable things against great odds and it was inspiring to read their stories。 And it was just as inspiring to learn about their work outside of sports as community activists， philanthropists， and mentors。 Youn The women highlighted in this list display a broad mix of sports， nationalities， races， and ethnicity。 The reader sees that athletic people have a drive and passion to participate in sports no matter where they live or what gender they are。 The women in this book have accomplished truly remarkable things against great odds and it was inspiring to read their stories。 And it was just as inspiring to learn about their work outside of sports as community activists， philanthropists， and mentors。 Young athletes will enjoy reading about these superstars and We Got Game would make an excellent addition to any library， especially classroom libraries。 。。。more
Tina Barry
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Upbeat in tone and inspiring， We Got Game！ is the kind of book to empower young sports enthusiasts of any gender。 I can't wait to share it with my granddaughter。 Upbeat in tone and inspiring， We Got Game！ is the kind of book to empower young sports enthusiasts of any gender。 I can't wait to share it with my granddaughter。 。。。more
Rochelle Melander
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This anthology celebrates the lives and achievements of 35 female athletes who have made a difference in sports and life！ Weintraub’s narrative will give readers chills as they read story after story of young women who have broken through barriers to compete at the sports they love。 Young readers will be inspired to learn that these women have lent their hands， voices， and platforms to make sure other women have the same opportunity。 Every profile is accompanied by a beautiful portrait by illust This anthology celebrates the lives and achievements of 35 female athletes who have made a difference in sports and life！ Weintraub’s narrative will give readers chills as they read story after story of young women who have broken through barriers to compete at the sports they love。 Young readers will be inspired to learn that these women have lent their hands， voices， and platforms to make sure other women have the same opportunity。 Every profile is accompanied by a beautiful portrait by illustrator Sarah Green and an “Amazing Stats and Unbelievable Facts” page that children will devour。 The book ends with a rousing tribute to the reader—and their ability to make a difference！ 。。。more
Kerrie
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