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Author Viña, Rose, author.

Title Ice breaker : how Mabel Fairbanks changed figure skating / Rose Viña ; illustrated by Claire Almon.

Publication Info. Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, [2019]

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  J-B FAIRBANKS    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Children's Department  J-B FAIRBANKS    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  JB FAIRBANKS    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department  PEOPLE & PLACES E FAI    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department  JB FAIRBANKS V    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - New Children's Books  J 796.912 FAIRBANKS    DUE 10-13-20 Billed
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  JJ-B FAIRBANKS, MABEL    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction  J 796.91 VIN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department  J796.91 FAI    Check Shelf
 Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Children's Department  E VINA-SPORTS    Check Shelf

Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary "In the 1930's, only white figure skaters were allowed in public ice rinks and to compete for gold medals, but Mabel Fairbanks wouldn't let that stop her. With skates two sizes too big and a heart full of dreams, Mabel beat the odds and broke down color barriers through sheer determination and athletic skill. After skating in ice shows across the nation and helping coach and develop the talents of several Olympic champions, Mabel became the first African-American woman to be inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame"-- Provided by publisher.
Audience Ages 4-8.
Subject Fairbanks, Mabel, 1916-2001 -- Juvenile literature.
African American figure skaters -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Discrimination in sports. (OCoLC)fst00895130
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author Almon, Claire, illustrator.
ISBN 9780807534960 (hardcover)
9780807534977 (ebook)
080753496X
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