Scholastic Mermaid Queen: The Spectacular True Story Of Annette Kellerman, Who Swam Her Way To Fame, Fortune And Swimsuit History!

from allawishus

This is a really beautiful book about Annette Kellerman, a swimmer who championed female sports and changed swimsuit history. I was ignorant of her before reading this, but she seems like she must be been amazing! Actually this book really reminded me of "What to do about Alice?" - the book about...

from debnance

Mermaid Queen by Shana CoreyLoved this author and this illustrator's work together on a previous book about Alice Roosevelt. This one was even better. The wonderful text, printed in big and small fonts, with curls and swirls, combined with the fun illustrations makes for a great book. I'm happy t...

from Octokitten

The fabulous true story of little-known female athlete Annette Kellerman, an early 20th century swimmer who revolutionized the sport of swimming for women. Annette is credited with inventing water ballet, making exercise a more socially acceptable activity for Victorian ladies, and paving the way...

from Rvalencia

Because she grew up in a musical household, Annette always wanted to be a dancer. She dreamed of twirling and whirling around her dance floor like a ballerina her entire childhood. Because Annette had weak legs she walked on crutches but never gave up on her dream. To strengthen her legs her fath...

from allawishus

This is a really beautiful book about Annette Kellerman, a swimmer who championed female sports and changed swimsuit history. I was ignorant of her before reading this, but she seems like she must be been amazing! Actually this book really reminded me of "What to do about Alice?" - the book about...