By Kate Pankhurst (author) , Kate Pankhurst (illustrator) Part of the Fantastically Great Women series
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Travel to Greece and watch Cynisca, a Spartan princess, become the first ever woman to win at the ancient Olympic Games. Or touch the heavens with Junko Tabei as she carves her path through history and mountain ranges with little applause but a lot of bravery.
In this book Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, tells the fascinating stories of some of history's most talented female sports stars.
From football superstars to trailblazing Olympians, women throughout history have fought for the right to take part, win or lose, in sports across the globe. Whether they were making impassioned pleas for support on the football pitch, or working behind the scenes to set up rival games when the Olympics said 'NO', these women are all sporting heroes.
Including diary entries, postcard messages, maps and more, Fantastically Great Women Sports Stars and Their Stories is a celebration of just some of the women whose tenacity and skill have made a mark on the world. A fantastic gift for girls and boys alike!
List of women featured: Cynisca, Charlotte 'Lottie' Dod, Alice Milliat, Junko Tabei, Derartu Tulu, Marta Vieira da Silva, Ellie Simmonds and Simone Biles.
Kate Pankhurst illustrates and writes from her studio in Leeds with her spotty dog, Olive. She loves a good story, the funnier the better, and gets her best ideas by doodling in her sketchbook; because even quick wonky drawings can spark ideas for amazing plots. As a child, Kate spent most of her time drawing silly characters and thinking up funny things for them to do, she feels very lucky to now do this as her job. Kate is the bestselling author and illustrator of the phenomenal Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World, nominated for the Kate Greenaway medal 2018, and Fantastically Great Women Who Made History.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Fantastically Great Women Sports Stars and Their Stories and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Fantastically Great Women Sports Stars and Their Stories features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, General Knowledge & Trivia, History, People / Places, Sports, Children’s picture books, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Recommendations, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts
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Fantastically Great Women Sports Stars and Their Stories was written by Kate Pankhurst and published by Bloomsbury Children's Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Fantastically Great Women Sports Stars and Their Stories has 192 pages
Yes it is part of Fantastically Great Women series
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
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