Heather's favorite sports picture book biographies
 

• Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen,  by Marissa Moss
  Women were banned from playing baseball after 17 year-old Jackie Mitchell struck out Babe Ruth.

• America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle,  by David Adler
  Gertrude Ederle beat the men's record for swimming the English Channel when women were told to stay at home.

• Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive,  by Carole Boston Weatherford
  This African American won four Olympic medals in Germany, but Hitler refused to shake his hand.

• Hammerin' Hank: The Life of Hank Greenberg,  by Yona Zeldis Mcdonough
  Refusing to accept prejudicial attitudes of the time, Henry Greenberg became baseball's first Jewish superstar and a friend to Jackie Robinson.

• Nothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson,  by Sue Stauffacher
  Althea Gibson started out as a tomboy who was "nothing but trouble" and became the first African American to win the Wimbledon Tennis Championship

• Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth,  by Robert Burleigh
  George Herman Ruth Jr. chased his baseball dreams from the dirt lot to the major leagues and became one of baseball's all-time legends.

• Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman,  by Kathleen Krull
  Wilma Rudolph overcame polio and gender discrimination to win three gold medals at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.

• Jump!: From the Life of Michael Jordan,  by Floyd Cooper
  Michael Jordan's determination and love for the game transformed him from a normal kid to a basketball superstar.

• Satchel Paige,  by Lesa Cline-Ransome
  Satchel Paige is one of the all-time great players of the Negro League and the first African American pitcher to play major league baseball.

• Henry Aaron's Dream,  by Matt Tavares
  Henry Aaron never gave up on his dream to play baseball at a time when the ballparks posted signs saying, "Whites Only."

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