The Resource Playing to win : the story of Althea Gibson, by Karen Deans ; illustrated by Elbrite Brown
Playing to win : the story of Althea Gibson, by Karen Deans ; illustrated by Elbrite Brown
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The item Playing to win : the story of Althea Gibson, by Karen Deans ; illustrated by Elbrite Brown represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Playing to win : the story of Althea Gibson, by Karen Deans ; illustrated by Elbrite Brown represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Growing up in Harlem, Althea Gibson was heading down the wrong path until she found her calling. She went on to become the first African American women to be ranked as the number one woman tennis player in the world
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- 30 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780823419265
- Label
- Playing to win : the story of Althea Gibson
- Title
- Playing to win
- Title remainder
- the story of Althea Gibson
- Statement of responsibility
- by Karen Deans ; illustrated by Elbrite Brown
- Subject
-
- African American women tennis players -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003
- Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003 -- Juvenile literature
- Tennis players -- Biography
- African American women tennis players -- Biography
- Tennis players -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Growing up in Harlem, Althea Gibson was heading down the wrong path until she found her calling. She went on to become the first African American women to be ranked as the number one woman tennis player in the world
- Awards note
- A Junior Library Guild selection
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Deans, Karen
- Dewey number
-
- 796.342/092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- 890
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- Interest level
-
- LG
- 3-5
- LC call number
- GV994.G53
- LC item number
- D43 2007
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Reading level
-
- 5.6
- 5.6
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Brown, Elbrite
- Study program name
-
- Accelerated Reader AR
- Reading Counts RC
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Gibson, Althea
- Gibson, Althea
- Tennis players
- African American women tennis players
- Tennis players
- African American women tennis players
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Playing to win : the story of Althea Gibson, by Karen Deans ; illustrated by Elbrite Brown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [30])
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 x 29 cm.
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- 30 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780823419265
- Isbn Type
- (hc.)
- Lccn
- 2004052275
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm55657349
- (Sirsi) o55657349
- (OCoLC)55657349
- Label
- Playing to win : the story of Althea Gibson, by Karen Deans ; illustrated by Elbrite Brown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [30])
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 x 29 cm.
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- 30 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780823419265
- Isbn Type
- (hc.)
- Lccn
- 2004052275
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm55657349
- (Sirsi) o55657349
- (OCoLC)55657349
Subject
- African American women tennis players -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003
- Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003 -- Juvenile literature
- Tennis players -- Biography
- African American women tennis players -- Biography
- Tennis players -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
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