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There Goes Patti McGee!: The Story of the First Women's National Skateboard Champion

There Goes Patti McGee!: The Story of the First Women's National Skateboard Champion - Hardcover

by Tootie Nienow
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Availability:In StockContributor:Tootie Nienow, Erika Medina (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2021-02-23Pages:48
Language:EnglishPublisher:Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)ISBN-13:9780374313999ISBN-10:374313997UPC:9780374313999Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Topic:Women, Sports & Recreation, SkateboardingSize:11.10 x 8.80 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCDP2VBHVJ

2022 Texas Library Association's Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Pick

Tootie Nienow and Erika Medina's There Goes Patti McGee! is an uplifting picture book biography of the first-ever professional female skateboarder and winner of the 1964 National Skateboard Championship for Women.

Brought to life by Erika Medina's dynamic and joyful illustrations, There Goes Patti McGee! walks us through Patti first place win in the women's division of the 1964 National Skateboard Championship. She wowed the judges with what would become her signature move--the rolling handstand. Inspiring and unapologetic, Patti McGee proves that anyone can skate.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)ISBN-13:9780374313999ISBN-10:374313997UPC:9780374313999Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Topic:Women, Sports & Recreation, SkateboardingSize:11.10 x 8.80 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCDP2VBHVJ

Tootie Nienow has been a school librarian for ten years. Before that, she was a teacher, photographer, mother, social worker, and soldier. She loves sharing silly, scary, and suspenseful stories with her students. Although she has ridden a skateboard around her neighborhood, she has never once attempted a handstand. Tootie lives in Southern CA with her husband and dog.

Erika Medina is a Mexican illustrator living, teaching and drawing in Vancouver, BC. Besides nature, folklore and myths, her interests lie in spooky stories and curious characters who wander unfamiliar places. She specializes in picture books and other children's publications.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)

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Tootie Nienow, Erika Medina (Illustrator)

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Tootie Nienow

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