Sharing different aspects of her skills is encouraging for readers, especially in the 6 to 10 years of age group as they are forming ideas of their own.

Growing up in a sporty family in Melbourne honed and guided Liz Watson as her uncles and cousins included her when playing footie. Both her parents were sports minded too, you can read about them here. You will read how she was surrounded by a multitude of different sports and find out why she chose netball, plus her early development in the game that led to her being chosen to represent Netball Victoria as a child in primary school leading onto high school, into the Victorian Netball League and to Australian Netball Championships.

The book also includes interesting information about netball in Australia and the award winners and champions of the game. For those who don't play netball, the diagram with the court, the player positions with explanations  of their roles will help when reading about these legends.

There are plenty of fun facts to read from both past and present and the reasons for the names of the Diamonds and other teams, their games, squads and their rivals. Digging deeper, readers find out about the size of the netballs and what they are made from.

Plus, its encouraging to read about Liz Watson's future plans on and off the court.

Overall this is a fascinating little book opening up a whole new world about netball, a legendary player who also loves reading and studying at uni towards her chosen career.

The author

Kit Cross is a children's writer based in Melbourne and is the author of the Legends series. When not thinking about all things sports, Kit dabbles in astrophotography and likes to learn new card magic tricks.

The Illustrator

Leigh Hedstrom is a freelance illustrator who lives on the Sunshine Coast with her husband and son. She grew up in South Africa, drawing every day and dreaming that one day she might become an animator. In the early 2000s, hand-drawn animation studios all around the world closed their doors, so she had to find the next best thing, which turned out to be the actual best thing - illustration. Leigh enjoys the perks of a work-from-home job, such as the privacy to sing along to show tunes and having one of her two cats always within arm's reach. Leigh is also the illustrator of the bestselling Stevie Louise series.