Author: Chloe Chick Publisher: World Scientific ISBN: 9814740160 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 36
Book Description
Brave Beachley tells the tale of Australian Layne Beachley and how she chased her dream to become a world champion surfer.'Because tough times are sure to happen. They are part and parcel of life's plan. But don't let those tough times stop you, pick yourself up and say: 'I CAN!'' SisuGirls is a global movement inspiring and encouraging girls to be brave, confident and strong. Sisu is a Finnish term for determination, bravery and resilience. We want all girls to have the self-belief and conviction to try new things, the tenacity to endure and the bravery to push boundaries.Brave Beachley is the second book in our collection of stories about courageous females.Proceeds from the sale of Brave Beachley go to the SisuGirls movement and the Layne Beachley Aim for the Stars Foundation.Thank you for supporting SisuGirls.
Author: Chloe Chick Publisher: Ws Education (Children's) ISBN: 9789814713993 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Brave Beachley tells the tale of Australian Layne Beachley and how she chased her dream to become a world champion surfer.'Because tough times are sure to happen. They are part and parcel of life's plan. But don't let those tough times stop you, pick yourself up and say: 'I CAN '' SisuGirls is a global movement inspiring and encouraging girls to be brave, confident and strong. Sisu is a Finnish term for determination, bravery and resilience. We want all girls to have the self-belief and conviction to try new things, the tenacity to endure and the bravery to push boundaries.Brave Beachley is the second book in our collection of stories about courageous females.Proceeds from the sale of Brave Beachley go to the SisuGirls movement and the Layne Beachley Aim for the Stars Foundation.Thank you for supporting SisuGirls.
Author: Layne Beachley Publisher: Random House Australia ISBN: 1864714786 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 211
Book Description
Updated version of the bestselling autobiography of the Australian surfing superstar. Layne Beachley's story is a testimony to the power of self-belief. It is about the skinny little girl they called 'Gidget' who overcame a king tide of obstacles, from chronic fatigue and depression to debilitating injury and family tragedy, to become an icon in the male-dominated world of competitive surfing. Winner of a record seven women's world championships, she also blazed trails in the mountainous waves of Hawaii's outer reefs, earning respect where it mattered most - in the water. Beneath the surface of the happy, positive public persona is a story of loss, redemption and the search for identity, revealing the intimate details of how Layne and her birth mother, Maggie, found each other twenty-seven years after her birth, the highs and many lows on their quest for reconciliation and the dark secret of Maggie's past. It is also a love story, describing how Layne fell in and out of love with Hawaiian big-wave rider Ken Bradshaw and found true happiness with INXS rock star Kirk Pengilly. Based on extensive interviews with more than thirty central figures, including classmates, friends, family and many of the biggest names in surfing, and written by award-winning journalist Michael Gordon, Layne Beachley: Beneath the Waves is powerful, poignant, moving and unforgettable.
Author: Karin Hall Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521754361 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 32
Book Description
This book tells the story of Layne Beachley - four times world surfing champion. Learn how she practised on a foamboard at Manly Beach in Sydney before she was old enough to go to school. Read about her struggles to overcome lack of money, illness and other competitors. Photographs show Layne surfing and receiving awards.
Author: Publisher: World Scientific ISBN: 9811242798 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 216
Book Description
The is a specially curated selection of children's books that focus on discovering Asia and discovering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). Under the guidance of Dr Ruth Y L Wong, these books aim to promote reading for pleasure, while exciting kids through discovery. With 51 books in this inaugural batch, and with more to come, the books are divided into three levels depending on the child's reading ability: A (Achieving), B (Blooming) and C (Confident). Level B Set 2 features nine titles, exploring themes of science, imagination, nature and global stories.Intended outcomes of Level B include teaching children to be able to:
Author: Publisher: World Scientific ISBN: 9811243565 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 1296
Book Description
The is a specially curated selection of children's books that focus on discovering Asia and discovering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). Under the guidance of Dr Ruth Y L Wong, these books aim to promote reading for pleasure, while exciting kids through discovery. With 51 books in this inaugural batch, and with more to come, the books are divided into three levels depending on the child's reading ability: A (Achieving), B (Blooming) and C (Confident). Each book includes a story-based activity at the end of the books to help parents and educators get children to engage with the story.Includes these 51 titles:
Author: Pauline Menczer Publisher: Affirm Press ISBN: 1923046721 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 303
Book Description
In the 80s and 90s, surf culture was toxic, especially towards women. But Pauline Menczer - a dirt-poor, chronically ill, freckle-faced teen from Bondi - defied insults and intimidation to ride the waves. The reason: she simply loved to surf. But when Pauline's determination propelled her onto the pro circuit, her battle for acceptance and equality didn't end there. The endemic sexism of the industry meant prize money for women was a pittance, while sponsors ignored her because she was gay and didn't have the beach babe look. Despite these challenges, Pauline became the 1993 World Champion and played a key role in bringing greater equality to the sport. This is the inspirational story of a true underdog battler, whose fearlessness and grit broke down the door of surfing's boys' club for the next generation of women.
Author: Linda Chase Publisher: Gibbs Smith ISBN: 9781423601791 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 188
Book Description
As the official counterculture sport of the 1960s, surfing was not just a sport but a lifestyle, one long, sun-drenched beach party with endless waves and music, as well as an unapologetically masculine culture. This notion has since been disproved by generations of amazing female surfers who have made an indelible mark on the sport. Surfing: Women of the Waves highlights some of these extraordinary women of surfing, from Linda Benson and Joyce Hoffman in the 1950s and 1960s to Layne Beachley, Sofia Mulanovich, Bethany Hamilton, and the great Lisa Andersen, four-time women's world champion. Today, women of all ages and skill levels have taken their place among the waves-longboarders, shortboarders, goofyfooters, hotdoggers, young girls, and surfer moms-these are the women of the waves!