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The Resource Althea Gibson : young tennis player, by Beatrice Gormley

Althea Gibson : young tennis player, by Beatrice Gormley

Label
Althea Gibson : young tennis player
Title
Althea Gibson
Title remainder
young tennis player
Statement of responsibility
by Beatrice Gormley
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Follows the life of the first black woman to win the tennis competition at Wimbledon
Member of
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
IMF
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Gormley, Beatrice
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Intended audience
Ages 8-12
Interest level
MG
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Reading level
5.8
Series statement
Childhood of famous Americans series
Study program name
Accelerated Reader AR
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Gibson, Althea
  • Athletes
  • Tennis players
  • African Americans
Target audience
juvenile
Label
Althea Gibson : young tennis player, by Beatrice Gormley
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-215)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Little champ -- Althea is a handful -- Game of street life -- Featherweight champion of 143rd street -- Rich folks' game -- Sugar hill manners and killer strokes -- Tournament tennis and the SPCC -- Doctors prescribe -- Hard training -- Long-range plan -- Breakthrough -- Biggest disappointment -- Girl from harlem and the Queen of England -- "I couldn't eat trophies" -- Payback for Althea -- For more information
Dimensions
20 cm.
Edition
First Aladdin pbk. edition
Extent
215 pages
Isbn
9780689871870
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2004105710
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm57436776
  • (Sirsi) o57436776
  • (TMQ) o57436776
Label
Althea Gibson : young tennis player, by Beatrice Gormley
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-215)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Little champ -- Althea is a handful -- Game of street life -- Featherweight champion of 143rd street -- Rich folks' game -- Sugar hill manners and killer strokes -- Tournament tennis and the SPCC -- Doctors prescribe -- Hard training -- Long-range plan -- Breakthrough -- Biggest disappointment -- Girl from harlem and the Queen of England -- "I couldn't eat trophies" -- Payback for Althea -- For more information
Dimensions
20 cm.
Edition
First Aladdin pbk. edition
Extent
215 pages
Isbn
9780689871870
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2004105710
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm57436776
  • (Sirsi) o57436776
  • (TMQ) o57436776

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