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Roberta Gibb / by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Monique Dong.
Introduces the life and achievements of the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1966.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534409729 (lib. bdg)
- ISBN: 1534409726
- ISBN: 9781534409712
- ISBN: 1534409718
- Physical Description: 47 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
- Edition: Simon Spotlight edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
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| Subject: | Gibb, Roberta Louise, 1942- Boston Marathon > History. Women runners > Massachusetts > Biography. Women runners. Women > Biography. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | J B G437c (Text) | 33126022846483 | JBiography | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | J B G437c (Text) | 33126024482436 | JBiography | Available | - |
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Introduces the life and achievements of the first woman to run the Boston Maraton in 1966. - Baker & Taylor
Introduces the life and achievements of the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1966. - Simon and Schuster
Get to know the first woman to ever run in the Boston Marathon in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people âyou should meet!â
Meet Roberta Gibb. In 1966, Roberta was the first woman ever to run in the Boston Marathon. When Roberta applied for the event she received a letter saying women were not physically able to run marathons and therefore her request was denied. Roberta decided to run anyway, and told her mom, âThis is really going to change things for women.â She disguised her appearance with a blue hooded sweatshirt pulled up over her head and her brotherâs Bermuda shorts. Instead of being ridiculed, when the men running realized she was a woman, they cheered her on as she became the first woman to ever complete the Boston marathon!
A special section at the back of the book includes extras on subjects like history and math, plus exercise and nutrition tips for kids. With the You Should Meet series, learning about historical figures has never been so much fun!