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Yellow stars on a blue background with the title in white and red taking up most of the cover. Three small illustrations of women playing sport, camogie, football, and fencing, are around the sides.
A two page spread from inside the book. The left page is purple with a short biography of Rachel Blackmore. The right is an illustration of her riding a horse as it jumps over a hedge.
A two page spread from inside the book. The left page is peach with a short biography of Denise O’Sullivan. The right is an illustration of her in her Irish jersey and of kicking a ball.

Girls Play Too

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With a fairytale touch, RTÉ's Jacqui Hurley tells the stories of amazing Irish woman who have proved that being a girl is not a barrier to sporting success.

Each story is one of overcoming big challenges, and the role models celebrated here are sure to inspire the next generation of Irish sports women.

Featuring twenty-rive dazzling athletes, and with delightful drawings by five wonderful female Irish illustrators, Girls Play Too is a joyful celebration of some of our brightest and best sporting stars, and of all that you can achieve if you try your best and never give up on your dreams.


A preview of the book is available to view here.

 

Irish Book Awards: Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year (Senior) 2020 - Shortlisted

 

Author: Jacqui Hurley

Illustrators: Sinead Colleran, Rachel Corcoran, Jennifer Farley, Jennifer Murphy, Lauren O’Neill

Format: Hardback

Publisher: Merrion Press

ISBN: 9781785373374

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