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

Written by Tootie Nienow & illustrated by Erika Rodriguez Medina
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4 - 8
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48
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Feb 23, 2021
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Tootie Nienow’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 with what would become her signature move–the rolling handstand. Inspiring and unapologetic, Patti McGee proves that anyone can skate.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780374313999
    Publication Date
    February 23, 2021
    Publisher
    Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
    Page Count
    48
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    1239322803

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