Women In Sport - 50 fearless athletes who played to win

The next book follows on nicely from "Little Leaders" but this one has a sporting lilt.
This series of  mini biographies is written by Rachel Ignotofsky and not only showcases famous sportswomen in well known sports like tennis and athletics but finds unsung heroes in lesser known pursuits such as skydiving and roller derby. As you will read, finding your way to sporting glory is a rocky road and does not just require talent but also hard work and in many cases a healthy dose of serendipity,  You may well think that you are no good at sport, but maybe just maybe, you just haven't found the right one...

There are some great quotes and illustrations in the book as well as a couple of  'visual chapters' that I have not been able to include in my reading - for obvious reasons! I would heartily recommend you find the book in your local library or school library or from you local bookshop as it is not only a great read but a beautiful book to own. If you enjoy this book there are other books in this vein - "Women In Science" and "Women In Art".

Ep.1 - Introduction, Madge Syers, Tiny Broadwick and Bobbie Rosenfeld

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Ep.2 - Gertrude Ederle, Aileen Riggin, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Keiko Fukuda and Marion Ladewig

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Ep.3 - Toni Stone, Althea Gibson, Ann Calvello, Beryl Burton and Sue Sally Hale

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Ep.4 - Junko Tabei, Wilma Rudolph, Jody Conradt, Billie Jean King and Patti McGee

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Ep.5 - Flo Hyman, Susan Butcher, Bev Francis, Nadia Comaneci and Jackie Joyner-Kersee

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Ep.6 - Bonnie Blair, Violet Palmer, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Anjali Bhagwat and Clare Balding

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Ep.7 - Kim Soo-Nyung, Kristi Yamaguchi, Layne Beachley, Mia Hamm and Lisa Leslie

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Ep.8 - Manon Rheaume, Deng Yaping, Valentina Vezzali, Katherine Grainger and Influential Sports Teams

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Ep.9 - Ellen Macarthur, Melissa Stockwell, Serena Williams, Danica Patrick and Nicola Adams

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Ep.10 - Mithali Raj, Kelly Clark, Lindsey Vonn, Ronda Rousey and Ashley Fiolek

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Ep. 11 - Mariana Pajón, Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles, More Women In Sport and Conclusion

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Little Leaders: Visionary Women Around The World

In a change to previous podcasts, this book is a non-fiction book.
Written by Vashti Harrison, "Little Leaders: Visionary Women Around the World" chronicles in short biographies the lives of many pivotal women in various spheres. But in many cases, because they were women or of colour or both, their legacies were overlooked. These names were then lost to the general consciousness and would never get the recognition they deserved. Many of the names that come up will be new to many but their influence and worldwide reach may amaze you!

Episode 1 - Introduction, Fatima Al-Fahiri, Wang Zhenyi and Ada Lovelace

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Episode 2 - Marie Curie, Edith Head, Peggy Guggenheim and Grace Hopper
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Episode 3 -Frida Kahlo, Gyo Fujikawa, Katherine Dunham and Mary Blair
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Episode 4 - Chien-Shiung Wu, Bessie Blount Griffin, Hedy Lamarr and Claudia Jones
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Episode 5 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Asima Chatterjee, Maya Deren, Amalia Hernández 
and Violeta Parra

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Episode 6 - Sister Corita Kent, Esther Afua Ocloo, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian 
and Mahasweta Devi 

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Episode 7 - Vera Rubin, Yayoi Kusama, Toni Morrison and Ester Mahlangu

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Episode 8 - Thancoupie Gloria Fletcher, Eiko Ishioka, Wangari Maathai, Calypso Rose 
and Flossie Wong-Staal

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Episode 9 - Zaha Hadid, Maya Lin plus more Little Leaders

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SPYWATCH

The next book I'm reading is the Look and Read book "Spywatch", a BBC School series that originally aired in 1996. It starred Lesley Joseph as Miss Millington, a young Russell Tovey as Dennis and Keith Barron as the older version of Norman, who was the focus of the modern day educational inserts. Access to episodes from almost the whole Look and Read canon can be found at  https://www.youtube.com/c/lookandreadtv and you can find out further information about the shows by following their twitter account at https://twitter.com/LookandReadTV

This time I am tackling the novel version rather than the abridged pupil book version.
This means the chapters are much longer, up to 20 mins a chapter.


Chapter 1 - Sent Away

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Chapter 2 - Grainger Danger

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Chapter 3 - Spies All Around

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Chapter 4 - Trouble For Mary

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Chapter 5 - The Poster Comes To Life

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Chapter 6 - Bombs In The Country

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Chapter 7 - Surprise

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Chapter 8 - The Pilot

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Chapter 9 - The Secret Quarry

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Chapter 10 - Captured

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BADGER GIRL

After a short hiatus we are back, this time with an eighties children's TV classic !!!

This is Badger Girl one of the many stories created for the series Look And Read - some of you reading may remember Wordy, Magic E and Bill the Brickie some of the many insert characters for the original TV show. However here on the podcast, I am simply reading from the children's read-along book, with each chapter only being about 4-6 pages long.

Chapters one & two - Sounds in the night & Stripy


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Chapters three & four - Running Away & The Badgerman


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Chapters five & six - Lost on the Moor & The Secret Passage


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Chapters seven & eight - Mick's Map & Finding the Ponies 


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Chapters nine & ten - Panic on the Lake & Stripey the Superbadger


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A Visit from St.Nicholas

Concluding this run of festive tales, I read the iconic Christmas poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas" better known to many as "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore.

I'll be back in the new year with an interesting non-fiction text to return with - so watch this space !

If you have any comments, queries, suggestions or even requests you can either either tweet or message me directly at www.twitter.com/tellatalepod or email me : tellatalepod@hotmail.com 

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Mr Christmas

Continuing the festive tales, I read  the more upbeat (and frankly lesser known) tale of Mr Christmas, one of the many Little Miss and Mr Men Characters created by the Hargreaves family

On Christmas Eve I will be sharing with you "A Visit from St. Nicholas" A.K.A "Twas the Night Before Christmas" a poem by Clement Clarke Moore

If you have any comments, queries, suggestions or even requests you can either either tweet or message me directly at www.twitter.com/tellatalepod or email me : tellatalepod@hotmail.com 

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The Little Match Girl

Continuing the festive tales, I read the rather sad tale of "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen. During these modern times it is important to remember that little things really matter including the memories of those no longer with us. There are some things that money can't buy...

Next time, I'll reading Roger Hargreaves "Mr Christmas"


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