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Summary: Introduces the life and achievements of the surfer who won international fame in four Olympics and used his surfboard to save eight people from a capsized boat in California.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Sports CalkhovenCalkhoven, Laurie
Summary: "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, "This is really going to change things for women.""--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Sport CalkhovenCalkhoven, Laurie
Summary: Meet Jesse Owens, an African American runner who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What made his achievement even more memorable was that Adolph Hitler expected the Olympic Games to be a German showcase. In fact, he criticized the United States for even including black athletes on its Olympic roster. According to many reports, after Owens won his fourth gold medal, Hitler...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Sports CalkhovenCalkhoven, Laurie
Summary: True story of six women who programmed the ENIAC computer as part of a secret WWII mission. They learned to program the computer without any software, instructions or tools (none existed.). --
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J STEM CalkhovenCalkhoven, Laurie
Summary: Discusses Misty Copeland's family, childhood, and early dancing years before she became a world famous ballerina.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Fine CalkhovenCalkhoven, Laurie.
Summary: A biography of Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016