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readingthroughtheages's review
4.0
I liked that Clinton included a variety of sports.
Disappointed in the lack of paralympic athletes (only one shown, some that were included overcame a physical challenge but still competed as able bodied - celebrates ableism).
Disappointed in the lack of paralympic athletes (only one shown, some that were included overcame a physical challenge but still competed as able bodied - celebrates ableism).
elizabethlk's review
3.0
The "She Persisted" series is generally pretty cute, but I have to say that one of my biggest issues with it is right in the title. I feel like they're trying to say if you persist enough then you can achieve anything, but it always has this weird tone. I've had this issue since I read the first one and someone "persisted" their way out of being enslaved, and that's all kinds of yuck. This book doesn't do that, but shoehorning in "persistence" is so frustrating because it feels like a dangerous oversimplification, even in a children's book.
Anyway, She Persisted in Sports is a cute little introduction to USAmerican women Olympians, which isn't a subject I am deeply knowledgeable in, so I was unfamiliar with a few of them, but most of them are famous enough athletes from my own lifetime. There's a decent bit of racial diversity, as well as positive disability rep (as a disabled person I find "person with a disability" really irritating, but I understand it's the accepted term in the broader public so I'm trying not to judge too harshly based on that usage) although some of the tone veered a bit too close to inspiration porn for my tastes.
Overall, it's a decent book that's worth a read, but it's far from the first I would recommend if I were suggesting books about important women of the past and present.
Anyway, She Persisted in Sports is a cute little introduction to USAmerican women Olympians, which isn't a subject I am deeply knowledgeable in, so I was unfamiliar with a few of them, but most of them are famous enough athletes from my own lifetime. There's a decent bit of racial diversity, as well as positive disability rep (as a disabled person I find "person with a disability" really irritating, but I understand it's the accepted term in the broader public so I'm trying not to judge too harshly based on that usage) although some of the tone veered a bit too close to inspiration porn for my tastes.
Overall, it's a decent book that's worth a read, but it's far from the first I would recommend if I were suggesting books about important women of the past and present.
calistareads's review
4.0
This is another great outing for the ‘She Persisted’ series. In this book, they share the quick tale of famous female American athletes. they are:
Margaret Ives Abbot - Golf
Gertrude Ederle - swimming English Channel
Mildred “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias - baseball and track
Wilma Rudolph - track
Jean Driscoll - paralympic games - many things
Mia Hamm - Soccer
Kristi Yamaguchi - Skating
Venus & Serena Williams - Tennis
Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Jennings - Volleyball
Diana Taurasi - Basketball
Simone Biles - Gymnastics
Ibtihaj Muhammad - Fencing
Jocelyne & Monique Lamoureux - Hockey
The common thread of all these women is they all worked hard, they never listened to the naysayers and they fiercely believed in themselves. They are indeed good role models and it’s an inspiring book. It’s great to see some of these names.
The artwork seems a little simple, but it’s fine.
Margaret Ives Abbot - Golf
Gertrude Ederle - swimming English Channel
Mildred “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias - baseball and track
Wilma Rudolph - track
Jean Driscoll - paralympic games - many things
Mia Hamm - Soccer
Kristi Yamaguchi - Skating
Venus & Serena Williams - Tennis
Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Jennings - Volleyball
Diana Taurasi - Basketball
Simone Biles - Gymnastics
Ibtihaj Muhammad - Fencing
Jocelyne & Monique Lamoureux - Hockey
The common thread of all these women is they all worked hard, they never listened to the naysayers and they fiercely believed in themselves. They are indeed good role models and it’s an inspiring book. It’s great to see some of these names.
The artwork seems a little simple, but it’s fine.
shayemiller's review
4.0
Sixteen women are featured in this new "She Persisted" book, written by Chelsea Clinton and illustrated by Alexandra Boiger. Not only did these amazing women have to fight hard due to their sex, but they faced such things as: being hard of hearing (from measles), growing up in leg brace after surviving polio, being born with spina bifida and confined to wheelchair, being born with clubfoot, competing while pregnant, and facing rampant racism.
For more children's literature, middle grade literature, and YA literature reviews, feel free to visit my personal blog at The Miller Memo!
For more children's literature, middle grade literature, and YA literature reviews, feel free to visit my personal blog at The Miller Memo!
nampahceitac's review
5.0
Reviewing as a part of my Fall 2020 kids' books reviews!
I feel like you can't go wrong with a book with profiles of people in history. There were quite a few athletes in the book that I was unfamiliar with, so it was just as informative to me as I assume it would me to the middle/upper elementary reader who picks it up.
Hardcover from my place of work, Oxford Exchange in Tampa, Florida
I feel like you can't go wrong with a book with profiles of people in history. There were quite a few athletes in the book that I was unfamiliar with, so it was just as informative to me as I assume it would me to the middle/upper elementary reader who picks it up.
Hardcover from my place of work, Oxford Exchange in Tampa, Florida
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