ERIC ED459122: Biography Today: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers. Sports Series.

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Abbey, Cherie D., Ed.
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Biography Today: Profiles of People of Interest to Young
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Readers. Sports Series.
ISBN-0-7808-0463-5
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2002-00-00
220p.; The Sports Series is published annually. For volumes
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3 and 4, in the Sports Series, see ED 427 000 and ED 446
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*Athletes; *Athletics; Biographies; Children; Elementary
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Secondary Education; Readability; *Recognition (Achievement)
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IDENTIFIERS
ABSTRACT
This book presents biographical profiles of 10 athletes of
interest to readers ages 9 and above and was created to appeal to young
readers in a format they can enjoy and readily understand. Biographies were
prepared after extensive research, and each volume contains a cumulative
index, a general index, a place of birth index, and a birthday index. Each
profile provides at least one picture of the individual and information on
birth, youth, early memories, education, first jobs, marriage and family,
career highlights, memorable experiences, hobbies, and honors and awards. All
entries end with a list of easily accessible sources designed to lead the
student to further reading on the individual. The following athletes appear
in Volume 6: Jennifer Capriati (1976-); Stacy Dragila (1971-); Kevin Garnett
Joe Sakic (1969-);
(1976-); Eddie George (1973-); Alex Rodriguez (1975-) ;
Annika Sorenstam (1970-); Jackie Stiles (1978-); Tiger Woods (Update)
and Ally Zirkle (1969-) .
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Volume 6
Cherie D. Abbey
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Cherie D. Abbey, Editor
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Contents
Preface
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Jennifer Capriati 1976-
9
American Professional Tennis Player, Winner of the 2001
Australian Open and French Open
Stacy Dragila 1971-
25
American Pole Vaulter, Winner of a Gold Medal in the
2000 Olympics
Kevin Garnett 1976-
39
American Professional Basketball Player with the Minnesota
Timberwolves, Five-Time NBA All-Star
Eddie George 1973-
56
American Professional Football Player with the Tennessee
Titans, 1995 Heisman Trophy Winner
Alex Rodriguez 1975-
70
American Professional Baseball Player with the Texas Rangers
Who Became the Highest-Paid Athlete in Any Sport in 2000
Joe Sakic 1969-
86
Canadian Professional Hockey Player with the Colorado
Avalanche, Winner of the 2001 Hart Trophy as the NFIL's Most
Valuable Player
Annika Sorenstam 1970-
100
Swedish Professional Golfer, Winner of Three LPGA Grand
Slam Titles
Jackie Stiles 1978-
115
American Professional Basketball Player with the Portland Fire
Who Set an NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Career
Scoring Record with 3,393 Points
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Tiger Woods (Update) 1975-
132
American Professional Golfer, Winner of Four Consecutive
Major Events on the PGA Tour
Aliy Zirlde 1969-
146
American Sled Dog Racer, Breeder, Trainer, and First Woman
to Win Alaska's Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race
Photo and Illustration Credits
160
How to Use the Cumulative Index
161
General Index
163
(Includes Names, Occupations, Nationalities, and
Ethnic and Minority Origins)
Places of Birth Index
193
Birthday Index
203
(By Month and Day)
The Biography Today Library
211
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Preface
Welcome to the sixth volume of the Biography Today Sports Series.
We are
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publishing this series in response to suggestions from our readers, who want
more coverage of more people in Biography Today. Several volumes, covering
Artists, Authors, Scientists and Inventors, Sports Figures, and World
Leaders, have appeared thus far in the Subject Series. Each of these hardcover
volumes is 200 pages in length and covers approximately 10 individuals of in-
terest to readers ages 9 and above. The length and format of the entries are like
those found in the regular issues of Biography Today, but there is no duplica-
tion between the regular series and the special subject volumes.
The Plan of the Work
As with the regular issues of Biography Today, this special subject volume on
Sports was especially created to appeal to young readers in a format they
can enjoy reading and readily understand. Each volume contains alphabeti-
cally arranged sketches. Each entry provides at least one picture of the indi-
vidual profiled, and bold-faced rubrics lead the reader to information on
birth, youth, early memories, education, first jobs, marriage and family, ca-
reer highlights, memorable experiences, hobbies, and honors and awards.
Each of the entries ends with a list of easily accessible sources designed to
lead the student to further reading on the individual and a current address.
Obituary entries are also included, written to provide a perspective on the in-
dividual's entire career. Obituaries are clearly marked in both the table of
contents and at the beginning of the entry.
Biographies are prepared by Omnigraphics editors after extensive research,
utilizing the most current materials available. Those sources that are general-
ly available to students appear in the list of further reading at the end of the
sketch.
Indexes
A new index now appears in all Biography Today publications. In an effort to
make the index easier to use, we have combined the Name and General
Index into one, called the General Index. This new index contains the
names of all individuals who have appeared in Biography Today since the se-
ries began. The names appear in bold faced type, followed by the issue in
which they appeared. The General Index also contains the occupations, na-
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tionalities, and ethnic and minority origins of individuals profiled. The
General Index is cumulative, including references to all individuals who have
appeared in the Biography Today General Series and the Biography Today
Special Subject volumes since the series began in 1992.
The Birthday Index and Places of Birth Index will continue to appear in all
Special Subject volumes.
Our Advisors
This volume was reviewed by an Advisory Board comprised of librarians,
children's literature specialists, and reading instructors so that we could
make sure that the concept of this publicationto provide a readable and
accessible biographical magazine for young readers was on target. They
evaluated the title as it developed, and their suggestions have proved invalu-
able. Any errors, however, are ours alone. We'd like to list the Advisory
Board members, and to thank them for their efforts.
Marlene Lee
Sandra Arden, Retired
Broward County Public Library System
Assistant Director
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Troy Public Library, Troy, MI
Sylvia Mavrogenes
Gail Beaver
University of Michigan School of
Miami-Dade Public Library System
Information
Miami, FL
Ann Arbor, MI
Carole J. McCollough
Marilyn Bethel, Retired
Detroit, MI
Broward County Public Library System
Rosemary Orlando
Fort Lauderdale, FL
St. Clair Shores Public Library
Nancy Bryant
St. Clair Shores, MI
Brookside School Library,
Renee Schwartz
Cranbrook Educational Community
Broward County Public Library System
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Linda Carpino
Lee Sprince
Detroit Public Library
Broward West Regional Library
Detroit, MI
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Carol Doll
Susan Stewart, Retired
Wayne State University Library and
Birney Middle School Reading
Information Science Program
Laboratory, Southfield, MI
Detroit, MI
Ethel Stoloff, Retired
Helen Gregory
Birney Middle School Library
Grosse Pointe Public Library
Southfield, MI
Grosse Pointe, MI
Jane Klasing, Retired
School Board of Broward County 9
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Our Advisory Board stressed to us that we should not shy away from contro-
versial or unconventional people in our profiles, and we have tried to follow
their advice. The Advisory Board also mentioned that the sketches might be
useful in reluctant reader and adult literacy programs, and we would value
any comments librarians might have about the suitability of our magazine for
those purposes.
Your Comments Are Welcome
Our goal is to be accurate and up-to-date, to give young readers information
they can learn from and enjoy. Now we want to know what you think. Take
a look at this issue of Biography Today, on approval. Write or call me with
your comments. We want to provide an excellent source of biographical in-
formation for young people. Let us know how you think we're doing.
Cherie Abbey
Editor, Biography Today
Omnigraphics, Inc.
Griswold Street
615
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