| Edition |
Revised edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource |
| Note |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. Kenny Dobbs (Choctaw) : basketball dunking champion -- chapter 2. Shoni Shimmel (Umatilla) : professional women's basketball player -- chapter 3. Cheri Becerra-Madsen (Omaha) : wheelchair-racing Olympian and world record holder -- chapter 4. Cory Witherill (Navajo) : Indy race car driver -- chapter 5. Alwyn Morris (Mohawk) : Olympic gold medalist in kayaking -- chapter 6. Nagomi Lang (Karuk) : ice dancer, Olympian, and figure skater -- chapter 7. Beau Kemp (Choctaw and Chickasaw) : professional baseball pitcher -- chapter 8. Shelly Hruska (Métis) : ringette Team Canada -- chapter 9. Jordin Tootoo (Inuit) : National Hockey League star -- chapter 10. Ross Anderson (Cheyenne-Arapaho, Mescalero Apache) : fastest skier in North America -- chapter 11. Stephanie Murata (Osage) : championship wrestler -- chapter 12. Jim Thorpe (Sauk and Fox) : an American legend -- chapter 13. Delby Powless (Mohawk) : lacrosse champion. |
| Summary |
Profiles twelve Native professional athletes in diverse sports that include basketball, ice hockey, figure skating, race car driving, and skiing. Young readers will read how these athletes used dedication, discipline and perseverance to achieve their goals. |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Sports -- Juvenile literature.
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Indian athletes. (OCoLC)fst00969047
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Indians of North America -- Sports.
(OCoLC)fst00969915
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Sports -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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| Subject |
Indian athletes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous athletes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Schilling, Vincent. Native athletes in action. Revised edition. Summertown, TN : 7th Generation, [2016] 9781939053145 (DLC) 2015050158 |
| ISBN |
9781939053855 (electronic book) |
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1939053854 (electronic book) |
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