Playing To Win: The Story Of Althea Gibson | 
 enlarge | Author: Karen Deans
Creator: Elbrite Brown
Publisher: Holiday House
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1177174
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 9.8 x 0.4
ISBN: 0823419266
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.342092
EAN: 9780823419265
ASIN: 0823419266
Publication Date: August 9, 2007
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Growing up in Harlem in the 1930s, Althea Gibson became tough and rebellious. Some said she was having trouble finding her way, until she was a teenager when she discovered she had a talent for sports. In fact, Althea was a natural at tennis, but tennis was played mostly by wealthy white people in country clubs that excluded African Americans. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Althea was not deterred. Instead, she set about becoming a barrier-breaking and world-famous athlete.
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An inspirational tale of a positive role model. September 7, 2007
Playing To Win: The Story of Althea Gibson is a children's picturebook biography of Althea Gibson, an African-American female tennis player from Harlem. Growing up in the 1930s, Althea discovered she had natural talent at tennis - but in that era, tennis was primarily a sport played at wealthy clubs that excluded African-Americans. But Althea refused to give up, and dedicated herself to becoming a record-setting, world-famous sportswoman. "In 1955 the U.S. government asked Althea to become a goodwill ambassador as part of a traveling tennis team. The team of two men and two women journeyed around the world playing tennis. It was the best thing that could have happened for Althea's career. It allowed her to play lots of tennis while touring Southeast Asia." An inspirational tale of a positive role model.
Althea Comes to Life for Children August 7, 2007
Having seen Althea Gibson play at Forest Hills in the '50's, Ms. Deans' book brings her back to life, albeit in a child-like fashion, it would also appeal to anyone who remembers what a remarkable life Ms. Gibson lived (overcoming many white stereotyped obstacles) and how remarkable she was with a racquet in hand. The illustrations by Mr. Brown are exquisite, as well.
Can't wait for the next Karen Deans' book depicting any subject she chooses.
Playing to Win June 25, 2007
This is a book for ALL Ages. I am a 'Tennis' Loving 'Grannie!, and found that this book was so entertaining, you can just visualize everything and hear the balls as they hit the racket!
I like the vernacular for which this book was written in, because it depicted a certain 'era' in her life. This books makes you laugh, as well as bring tears in ones eyes. All in all I think at least every "Grannie" should have it so that they can read it too their grand children.
~Enjoy!
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