Women in Sports by Rachel Ignotofsky

This cleverly illustrated book looks at 50 female athletes and their claim to fame in each of their individual sport. The short descriptions of each athlete are on  one page accompanied by an illustration of them on the opposite page. The illustrations are well done and there are interesting facts framing each description.

The athletes are from the past and present.  They represent women from all over the world as well as every culture and ethnicity. The sports they represent vary from tennis to motor cross and roller skating to cricket. The variety of sports is fascinating as well as the description of each woman and what she had to overcome to excel in her sport.

This is a very entertaining book and was a fun read. I received this book from  Blogging for Books for this review.