{"id":124,"date":"2018-11-05T06:36:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T14:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=124"},"modified":"2018-11-02T18:48:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T01:48:16","slug":"two-pioneering-women-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/two-pioneering-women-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Pioneering Women Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"

In alphabetical order, today we have two picture book biographies about pioneering women athletes. Their stories are remarkably similar, unfortunately. They were both told they couldn\u2019t participate in their sport of choice because of their gender, and they went ahead and took part anyway.<\/p>\n

First up at bat is Anybody’s Game: Kathryn Johnston, the First Girl to Play Little League Baseball<\/em> by by Heather Lang and illustrated by Cecilia Puglesi.<\/p>\n

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Kathryn Johnston loved baseball and she wanted to play for a Little League team. The only problem was it was 1950 and girls were not allowed. Kathryn cut her hair and and tried out for the team anyway, saying her name was \u201cTubby\u201d Johnston. She made the team!<\/p>\n

The back matter contains very cool black and white photographs of Kathryn at bat in her Little League uniform. Lang also includes a timeline of \u201cWomen and Girls in Baseball,\u201d as well as more information about the events that occurred in the years after Kathryn played.<\/p>\n

Anybody\u2019s Game<\/em> will play to young athletes, but it is inspirational for anyone who is brave enough to dream big.<\/p>\n

Not far behind is Girl Running:\u00a0 Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon<\/em> by Annette Bay Pimentel and illustrated by Micha Archer.<\/p>\n

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Bobbi Gibb was a long distance runner. She lived near the route for the Boston Marathon, so decided to enter officially. The year was 1966, however, and women weren\u2019t allowed to run.\u00a0 She knew she could do it, so she decided to run the course during the race anyway. Although Bobbi Gibb proved women could finish the race, ahead of many men, it would be several years before women were allowed to run officially.<\/p>\n

Pimental includes many specifics that make the story personal, like the fact that stores do not carry running shoes for women so Bobbi has to by men\u2019s shoes.<\/p>\n

Girl Running<\/em> just might leave young readers breathless.<\/p>\n

See more at Wrapped in Foil blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Copyright \u00a9 2018 Roberta Gibson<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In alphabetical order, today we have two picture book biographies about pioneering women athletes. Their stories are remarkably similar, unfortunately. They were both told they couldn\u2019t participate in their sport of choice because of their gender, and they went ahead and took part anyway. First up at bat is Anybody’s Game: Kathryn Johnston, the First … <\/p>\n

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