Sisters and champions : the story of Venus and Serena Williams
"An inspiring picture book sports biography about two of the greatest female tennis players of all-time, outsiders who just happen to be sisters. Everyone knows the names Venus & Serena Williams. They've become synonymous with championships, hard work, and with shaking up the tennis world. This picture book, by an award-winning sports journalist who knows the Williams family personally, details the sisters' journey from a barely-there tennis court in Compton, CA, to becoming the #1 ranked women in the sport of tennis"--
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525514756 (ebook)
- ISBN: 0399169067
- ISBN: 9780399169069
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Physical Description:
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
print - Publisher: New York, NY : Philomel Books, 2018.
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Age 3-7. K to Grade 3. |
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Subject: | African American women tennis players Biography Tennis players United States Biography Williams, Serena 1981- Williams, Venus 1980- |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Covington Branch | J B W7279br (Text) | 33126022815272 | JBiography | Available | - |
Independence Branch | J B W7279br (Text) | 33126022815264 | JBiography | Available | - |
Howard Bryant is the author of Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston, which was a finalist for the Society for American Baseball Researchâs 2003 Seymour Medal, and Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball. He is a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine; appears regularly on ESPNâs The Sports Reporters, ESPN First Take, and Outside the Lines; and serves as sports correspondent for NPRâs Weekend Edition Saturday. He lives in western Massachusetts.
When Floyd Cooper discovered children's book illustrating, he found a way to complement his career in advertising. An apprentice of Mark English, Mr. Cooper began his freelance career while still a student at the University of Oklahoma. After graduating, he made his way to Missouri, where he secured a position at a greeting card company. Although Mr. Cooper was established in his position there, he felt somewhat stifled. He lacked the freedom and opportunity for spontaneity that he longed for as an artist and the joy that could be found in doing something that he loved. Determined to break out of the mundane cycle he found himself in, Mr. Cooper relocated to the East Coast in 1984 to pursue his career further. It was there that he discovered the world of children's book illustrating and was amazed by the opportunities for creativity it afforded. Mr. Cooper was energized. The first book he illustrated, Grandpa's Face, captivated reviewers. Publishers Weekly said of newcomer Floyd Cooper's work, "Cooper, in his first picture book, creates family scenes of extraordinary illumination. He reinforces in the pictures the feelings of warmth and affection that exist between generations."