
Children's Nonfiction Sports & Recreation
Bobbie Rosenfeld
The Olympian Who Could Do Everything
- Publisher
- Second Story Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2004
- Category
- Sports & Recreation, General, Women
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781896764825
- Publish Date
- Apr 2004
- List Price
- $14.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781926739090
- Publish Date
- Jan 2004
- List Price
- $14.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 9 to 13
- Grade: 4 to 8
- Reading age: 9 to 13
Description
Sportswriters agree that Bobbie Rosenfeld may be Canada’s greatest female athlete of the twentieth century. But her popularity was due to more than athletic brilliance; she was admired for her honesty and sense of fair play.
About the author
Anne Dublin is a former teacher-librarian and award-winning author living in Toronto. She has written two biographies for Second Story Press – June Callwood: A Life of Action and Bobbie Rosenfeld: The Olympian Who Could Do Everything – as well as Dynamic Women Dancers, part of the Women’s Hall of Fame series and the children’s historical fiction novel The Orphan Rescue.
Awards
- Winner, Frances and Samuel Stein Memorial Award in Children’s Literature
- Winner, Canadian Jewish Book Award
- Short-listed, Ontario Library Association Golden Oak Award for Adult Literacy
- Winner, IODE Violet Downey Award
- Winner, Norma Fleck Award for Children's Non-Fiction Honour Book
- Commended, Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Award
Editorial Reviews
In chronicling Rosenfeld’s life for today’s children, Dublin employs a tone and language which makes her story timeless.
Canadian Bookseller
An excellent choice and would be inspirational for both young men and women whether they are athletes or not.
Lane Education Service District Review Journal
Dublin provides a wealth of contextual detail about Canada and women in the early twentieth century.
Canadian Ethnic Studies
Dublin's laudatory text and many photographs will also help to keep the memory of this exceptional athlete alive.
Globe and Mail
A very enjoyable read about a woman whose humour, political savvy and inspiring athleticism should be known to students of all ages.
CM Magazine
Dublin not only tells the story of Bobbie Rosenfeld but provides an impressive history of Canadian women’s sports.
Association of Jewish Libraries
This book can be read by children nine and up, but will also be enjoyed by adult fans of sports, history, and biography.
Quill & Quire
This reads as much as a social history of Ontario as biography, with Rosenfeld—woman, Jew and athlete—as a rallying point.
Toronto Star
It is short, easy to read, but more importantly, is worth the time.
Community (Lousiville, KY)
Other titles by Anne Dublin

Jacob and the Mandolin Adventure

A Cage Without Bars

Anne Dublin Children's Library 2-Book Bundle
Stealing Time / The Baby Experiment

44 Hours or Strike!

Stealing Time Teachers' Guide
Dundurn Teachers' Guide

Stealing Time
A Jonah Wiley Adventure

The Baby Experiment Teachers' Guide
Dundurn Teachers' Guide

The Baby Experiment

The Orphan Rescue
