The Horn Book Guide

SPORTS

Gaines, Ann Graham

Sports and Athletics

64 pp. | Chelsea | February, 1999 | Library ISBN 0-7910-5144-7 $$16.95

(4) 4-6 Female Firsts in Their Fields series. Six accomplished athletes, from Althea Gibson to Debi Thomas to Pat Head Summitt, are profiled in brief essays. Gaines portrays the determined natures of these women and highlights the challenges each overcame to become a "female first" in her sport. Illustrated with poorly reproduced black-and-white photos in an uninspired design, this book will nevertheless serve as an adequate introduction to these role models. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Mary Burkey