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Miss Mary reporting : the true story of sportswriter Mary Garber / written by Sue Macy ; illustrated by C.F. Payne.

Macy, Sue, (author.). Payne, C. F., (illustrator.).

Summary:

Details the life and accomplishments of Mary Garber, the first woman to win the APSE award and to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of National Sportcasters and Sportswriters Association.
Examines the career of Mary Garber, who "was a sportswriter for fifty-six years and was the first woman to receive the Associated Press Sports Editors Red Smith Award, presented for major contributions in sports journalism. And now, every year the Association of Women in Sports Media presents the Mary Garber Pioneer Award in her honor to a role model for women in sports media"--Amazon.com.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781481401203
  • ISBN: 1481401203
  • Physical Description: 42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 x 23 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 5-8.
NC910L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.2 0.5 180477.
Subject:
Garber, Mary, 1916-2008 > Juvenile literature.
Women sportswriters > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 24 of 26 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 26 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library EB GARBER (Text) 36015000211561 Juvenile Biography Available -
Beaufort Main E B GARBER (Text) 34208203484141 Easy Nonfiction Available -
Boonville Community Public Library JB GARBER (Text) 30005100198426 Juvenile Biography Available -
Camden County Library E V B GARBER (Text) 39488900228919 Easy Fiction Available -
Carver School Road Branch JB Garber, Mary (Text) 0112521241474 Juvenile Biography Available -
Clemmons Branch JB Garber, Mary (Text) 0112521241456 Juvenile Biography Available -
Eden Library JB Garber (Text) 31554010208097 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Elkin Public Library JB GARBER (Text) 30499100508959 Juvenile Biography Available -
Forsyth Central JB Garber, Mary (Text) 0112521253816 Juvenile Biography Available -
Forsyth Central NC JB Garber, Mary (Text) 0112521253807 North Carolina Collection Juvenile Reference Noncirculating -

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Summary: Details the life and accomplishments of Mary Garber, the first woman to win the APSE award and to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of National Sportcasters and Sportswriters Association.
Examines the career of Mary Garber, who "was a sportswriter for fifty-six years and was the first woman to receive the Associated Press Sports Editors Red Smith Award, presented for major contributions in sports journalism. And now, every year the Association of Women in Sports Media presents the Mary Garber Pioneer Award in her honor to a role model for women in sports media"--Amazon.com.