Dublin, Anne: Bobbie Rosenfeld: The Olympian Who Could Do Everything.Dublin, Anne BOBBIE ROSENFELD Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld (July 5 or December 28, 1903, 1904, or 1905 in Russia —November 14, 1969) was a Canadian athlete, who earned a gold medal for the 400 meter relay and a silver medal for the 100 meter at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. : The Olympian Who Could Do Everything. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 1-896764-82-7. Toronto, ON: Second Story Press, 2004. 148 pp. $14.95. This is a compelling story of Bobbie Rosenfeld, who grew up in Barrie, Ontario For the electoral district, see . Barrie is a city of 128,430 residents,<ref name="2006CensCommun" /> the 35th largest municipality in Canada.<ref name="2006CensMuniPops" /> It is located on Kempenfelt Bay, an arm of Lake Simcoe in Central , during the early 1900s. Dublin takes the reader through Bobbie's journey to the 1928 Olympics, where she competes for the Canadian track and field team. The historic narratives relate Bobbie's influence in sports until her retirement from the Globe and Mail as a sportswriter sports·writ·er n. A person who writes about sports, especially for a newspaper or magazine. sports , in 1957. This book is a tribute to the legacy Bobbie Rosenfeld leaves today, having achieved many firsts in women's sports. Ages 9 and up. Reviewed by Janette Holmes, York University, Toronto |
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