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by Tootie Nienow (Author), Erika Medina (Illustrator)
2022 Texas Library Association's Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Pick
Tootie Nienow and Erika Medina's There Goes Patti McGee! is an uplifting picture book biography of the first-ever professional female skateboarder and winner of the 1964 National Skateboard Championship for Women.
Author Biography
Tootie Nienow has been a school librarian for ten years. Before that, she was a teacher, photographer, mother, social worker, and soldier. She loves sharing silly, scary, and suspenseful stories with her students. Although she has ridden a skateboard around her neighborhood, she has never once attempted a handstand. Tootie lives in Southern CA with her husband and dog.
Erika Medina is a Mexican illustrator living, teaching and drawing in Vancouver, BC. Besides nature, folklore and myths, her interests lie in spooky stories and curious characters who wander unfamiliar places. She specializes in picture books and other children's publications.
Number of Pages: 48
Dimensions: 0.6 x 11.1 x 8.8 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: February 23, 2021
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: There Goes Patti McGee! the Story of the First Women's National Skateboard Champion
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 0.5
