  | Queen of chess : how Judit Polgar changed the game Author: Wallmark, Laurie | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
The true story of how Judit Polgar captivated the world as she battled to become the youngest chess grandmaster in history!
| Illustrator: | Lewis, Stevie |
Reviews:
Booklist (06/15/23)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/06/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 06/01/2023 Judit Polgár, a young Hungarian girl, watched her two older sisters compete at chess and wanted to join them. After she turned five, her mother began teaching her the game. All three sisters played for five or six hours daily, and their parents aimed to see them playing at the highest level. Wallmark records some of Judit’s childhood experiences playing competitively against men and women in international tournaments. In 1991, three years after earning the title International Master, 15-year-old Judit became the youngest person accorded the chess rank of Grandmaster. Hardworking, brilliant, and fiercely competitive, she was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame in 2021. From the intriguing jacket art onward, viewers will be drawn to the many moods expressed in Lewis’ handsome, occasionally amusing illustrations. Wallmark, whose previous picture-book biographies include Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine (2015) and Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code (2017), has a knack for making her subjects accessible to kids. Dispelling the notion that women are inferior chess players, this biographical picture book spotlights a triumphant child/heroine. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
Booklist - 06/15/2023 Judit Polgár, a young Hungarian girl, watched her two older sisters compete at chess and wanted to join them. After she turned five, her mother began teaching her the game. All three sisters played for five or six hours daily, and their parents aimed to see them playing at the highest level. Wallmark records some of Judit’s childhood experiences playing competitively against men and women in international tournaments. In 1991, three years after earning the title International Master, 15-year-old Judit became the youngest person accorded the chess rank of Grandmaster. Hardworking, brilliant, and fiercely competitive, she was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame in 2021. From the intriguing jacket art onward, viewers will be drawn to the many moods expressed in Lewis’ handsome, occasionally amusing illustrations. Wallmark, whose previous picture-book biographies include Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine (2015) and Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code (2017), has a knack for making her subjects accessible to kids. Dispelling the notion that women are inferior chess players, this biographical picture book spotlights a triumphant child/heroine. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
