Alexandra Boiger (has illustrated nearly twenty picture books, including She Persisted and She Persisted Around the World, both by Chelsea Clinton the popular Tallulah series by Marilyn Singer and the Max and Marla books, which she also wrote. You can follow Chelsea Clinton on Twitter or on Facebook at /chelseaclinton. She lives in New York City with her husband, Marc, their children and their dog, Soren. School Library Journal About the Author Chelsea Clinton is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History Dont Let Them Disappear: 12 Endangered Species Across the Globe Its Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired and Get Going! Start Now!: You Can Make a Difference with Hillary Clinton, Grandmas Gardens and Gutsy Women and, with Devi Sridhar, Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why? She is also the Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, where she works on many initiatives, including those that help empower the next generation of leaders. Review Quotes Praise for She Persisted in Sports An appealing reminder that, with perseverance, girls can be athletes-or whatever else they choose. This book features: Margaret Ives Abbott, Gertrude Ederle, Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Wilma Rudolph, Jean Driscoll, Mia Hamm (and the 1996 Olympic soccer team), Kristi Yamaguchi, Venus and Serena Williams, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings, Diana Taurasi, Simone Biles, Ibtihaj Muhammad and Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux.
Alexandra Boigers vibrant artwork accompanies this inspiring text that shows readers of all ages that no matter what obstacles come their way, they have the power to persist and succeed. Now abridged as a board book for the earliest of readers, She Persisted in Sports is a book for everyone who has ever aimed for a goal and been told it wasnt theirs to hit, for everyone who has ever raced for a finish line that seemed all too far away, and for everyone who has ever felt small or unimportant while out on the field.
In this third She Persisted book, Chelsea Clinton introduces readers to women who have excelled in their sports because of their persistence. Woman athletes have faced their own unique set of challenges, across countless sports and levels of play. Throughout history, women have been told that they couldnt achieve their dreams, no matter how hard they tried.
About the Book Mini profiles of thirteen American women Olympic athletes who persisted- Book Synopsis From Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, the #1 New York Times bestselling team behind She Persisted, comes a new book featuring woman athletes who overcame and inspired-perfect for fans of the Olympics! Now abridged as a board book for our youngest feminists and activists.
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