Sue Macy
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Agnes Morley describes growing up on her family's ranch in New Mexico, attending school at Stanford University, and participating in the first basketball game played between two women's college teams on April 4, 1896.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mary Garber began her sportswriting career during WWII when she took over the traditionally male role while men were serving overseas. She had a passion for sports and covered the games with fairness, and integrity.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A photographic biography of Annie Oakley, discussing her early life, her prowess with a gun, her stint with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, and her enduring image in movies, books, television shows, and plays.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Sally Ride was more than the first woman in space-she was a real-life explorer and adventurer whose life story is a true inspiration for all those who dream big.
Most people know Sally Ride as the first American female astronaut to travel in space. But in her lifetime she was also a nationally ranked tennis player, a physicist who enjoyed reading Shakespeare, a university professor, and the founder of a company that helped inspire girls and young...