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.
This insightful and well-researched biography from a Newbery medalist brings to life the woman who changed the perception of female athletes forever.
About the Author: Russell Freedman has received nearly every children's literature award, including the Newbery Medal, several Newbery Honors, and the Sibert Medal, as well as a National Humanities Medal and the May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award.
He lives in New York City and travels widely to research his books.
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Clarion Books Babe didrikson zaharias: the making of a champion, paperback/russell freedman
