This dynamic picture book about the birth of women's basketball will keep young readers riveted. Raised on a cattle ranch, Agnes Morley was sent to Stanford University to learn to be a lady. Yet in no time she exchanged her breeches and spurs for bloomers and a basketball; and in April 1896 she made history. In a heart--pounding game against the University of California at Berkeley, Agnes led her team to victory in the first-ever intercollegiate women's basketball game, earning national attention and putting women s basketball on the map.
Recommended Age | 6 - 9 |
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Author | Sue Macy |
Illustrator | Matt Collins |
ISBN | 082344175X |
Publication Date | Apr 1, 2011 |
Publisher | Holiday House |
Language | English |