Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion

“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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Freedman, Russell
Published: 01/07/2014
Publisher: Clarion Books
ISBN: 9780544104914
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 10.03h x 7.58w x 0.47d