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.

Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 01/07/2014
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 10.03h x 7.58w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780544104914
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.4
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 34730 / Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion

About the Author

Russell Freedman has received nearly every children's literature award, including the Newbery Medal, several Newbery Honors, and the Sibert Medal, as well as a National Humanities Medal and the May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award. He lives in New York City and travels widely to research his books.