You Should Meet: Roberta Gibb (Ready to Read: Level Three)

by Laurie Calkhoven (Author) Monique Dong (Illustrator)

You Should Meet: Roberta Gibb (Ready to Read: Level Three)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: You Should Meet

Get to know the first woman to ever run in the Boston Marathon in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people "you should meet!"

Meet Roberta Gibb. In 1966, Roberta was the first woman ever to run in the Boston Marathon. When Roberta applied for the event she received a letter saying women were not physically able to run marathons and therefore her request was denied. Roberta decided to run anyway, and told her mom, "This is really going to change things for women." She disguised her appearance with a blue hooded sweatshirt pulled up over her head and her brother's Bermuda shorts. Instead of being ridiculed, when the men running realized she was a woman, they cheered her on as she became the first woman to ever complete the Boston marathon!

A special section at the back of the book includes extras on subjects like history and math, plus exercise and nutrition tips for kids. With the You Should Meet series, learning about historical figures has never been so much fun!

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Laurie Calkhoven
Laurie Calkhoven is a children's writer and editor living in New York City. She has written many historical children's books, including George Washington: An American Life and Harriet Tubman: Leading the Way to Freedom. You can visit her at lauriecalkhoven.com.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781534409729
Lexile Measure
800
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Publication date
March 13, 2018
Series
You Should Meet
BISAC categories
JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
JNF045000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers | Beginner
JNF007100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
JNF054140 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Track & Field
Library of Congress categories
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