I am Billie Jean King
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Billie Jean King is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Read about this amazing woman athlete in the seventeenth picture book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great–the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of one of America’s icons in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero’s childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos. This volume features Billie Jean King, the world champion tennis player who fought successfully for women’s rights.
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Brad Meltzer is the author of the New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World series for children, as well as six New York Times bestselling thrillers for adults: The Tenth Justice, Dead Even, The First Counsel, The Millionaires, The Zero Game, and The Book of Fate. He is also the #1 bestselling author of the critically acclaimed comic books Identity Crisis and Justice League of America, and is the cocreator of the TV series Jack & Bobby. A graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School, he lives in Florida.
Christopher Eliopoulos began his illustration career as a letterer for Marvel and has worked on thousands of comics, including Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius, Pet Avengers, and Cow Boy, all of which he wrote and illustrated. He is the illustrator of the New York Times-bestselling Ordinary People Change the World series of picture book biographies. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and their identical twin sons.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780735228740
- Publication Date
- February 5, 2019
- Publisher
- Rocky Pond Books
- Original Publication Date
- February 5, 2019
- Page Count
- 40
- Word Count
- 1831
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 5 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2018031285
- Lexile® Level
- 560L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~N
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.6
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 500174
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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