Research Catalog
Sisters and champions : the story of Venus and Serena Williams
- Title
- Sisters and champions : the story of Venus and Serena Williams / Howard Bryant ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
- Author
- Bryant, Howard, 1968-
- Publication
- New York, NY : Philomel Books, 2018.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc F 18-415 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations; 29 cm
- Summary
- "An inspiring picture book sports biography about two of the greatest female tennis players of all-time, outsiders who just happen to be sisters. Everyone knows the names Venus & Serena Williams. They've become synonymous with championships, hard work, and with shaking up the tennis world. This picture book, by an award-winning sports journalist who knows the Williams family personally, details the sisters' journey from a barely-there tennis court in Compton, CA, to becoming the #1 ranked women in the sport of tennis"--
- "An inspiring picture book sports biography about two of the greatest female tennis players of all-time, outsiders who just happen to be sisters"--
- Subjects
- Tennis players
- African American women tennis players
- Williams, Serena, 1981-
- United States
- African American women tennis players > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Picture books
- Biography
- Tennis players > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Williams, Serena, 1981- > Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- Biographies
- Black author
- Williams, Venus, 1980- > Juvenile literature
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Biography.
- Juvenile works.
- Picture books.
- Audience (note)
- Age 3-7.
- K to Grade 3.
- Contents
- Venus Williams -- Serena Williams.
- Call Number
- Sc F 18-415
- ISBN
- 9780399169069
- 0399169067
- 9780525514756 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2017041681
- OCLC
- 1003197403
- Author
- Bryant, Howard, 1968- author.
- Title
- Sisters and champions : the story of Venus and Serena Williams / Howard Bryant ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Philomel Books, 2018.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Audience
- Age 3-7.K to Grade 3.
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Cooper, Floyd, illustrator.Schomburg Children's Collection.
- Research Call Number
- Sc F 18-415