Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win. Berkeley,
CA: Ten Speed Press.
128 pages, Grades 4 & up, Nonfiction/Biography, ISBN: 978-1607749783
This book goes through history to show women that have made a change by excelling in sports. It goes to prove that women are not the “weaker sex.” Women are strong and can do anything they put their mind to. The book is filled with stories from late 1800 until today of women that grew up to and achieved their dreams as athletes. We learn about women who broke away from the stereotypes about women in many sports from figure skating to weightlifter to rower and it goes on. There is also a timeline of women athletes in history as well as a chart of the muscle anatomy of a woman. There is even a statistics of the pay gap between men and women in sports.
This book is a great book to share with all of your kids both male and female. This book can help students stray away from the stereotype that women are weak and learn that both men and women can achieve anything they set their minds to. It is also a great way to show the achievements of women in sports throughout history. I highly recommend this book for all grades. It may be harder for some students to read but there are a few charts and diagram that the students can learn from. The best part of this book is that you do not have to read it from beginning to end. Kids can jump from one page to another and learn about different women in different sports.
Reviewed by Kristina Smith
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