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Who Is Billie Jean King?

A Who Was? Board Book

Lisbeth Kaiser Risa Rodil Who HQ

$17.99

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English
Penguin Young Readers
03 September 2024
The latest addition to the WHO HQ program- a biography of tennis star and activist Billie Jean King, created specifically for the preschool audience!

The #1 New York Times Bestselling Who Was? series expands into the board book space, bringing age-appropriate biographies of influential figures to readers ages 2-4.

Billie Jean King is a former #1 world tennis champion and social activist who has dedicated her life to fighting for equality. The chronology and themes of her life are presented in masterfully succinct text, made perfectly accessible for the youngest readers. And the fresh, stylized illustrations are sure to both captivate and inspire. With a read-aloud biographical summary in the back, this age-appropriate introduction honours the life and work of the one of the most influential and celebrated sports champions of our time.
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Illustrated by:   Risa Rodil
Imprint:   Penguin Young Readers
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 178mm,  Width: 178mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   281g
ISBN:   9780593520925
ISBN 10:   0593520920
Series:   Who Was? Board Books
Pages:   24
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 2 to 4 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Board book
Publisher's Status:   Active

Lisbeth Kaiser is a prolific children's book author. Two of her picture books in the internationally bestselling Little People, Big Dreams series, Maya Angelou and Emmeline Pankhurst, were selected for the ALA's Amelia Bloomer Book List. She is currently hard at work making worthy introductions between groundbreaking role models and preschoolers in the WHO WAS? Board Book series. Lisbeth lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two young readers.

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