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Product Identifiers

PublisherHoliday House, Incorporated

ISBN-10082340966X

ISBN-139780823409662

eBay Product ID (ePID)11038714409

Product Key Features

Book TitlePicture Book of Jesse Owens

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBiography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation, People & Places / United States / African American, History / United States / 20th Century

Publication Year1992

IllustratorYes, Casilla, Robert

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorDavid A. Adler

Book SeriesPicture Book Biography Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight11.5 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width10.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN91-044735

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingA

Grade FromPreschool

Dewey Decimal796.42/092 B

Grade ToThird Grade

SynopsisBefore Usain Bolt or Tyson Gay, Bob Beamon or Carl Lewis, Jesse Owens was perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history. Jesse Owens was born on a farm to a large family with many siblings. His grandparents had been slaves, and his sharecropper parents were poor. But against all odds, Jesse went on to become one of the greatest athletes in history. He learned to run with such grace that people said he was a "floating wonder." After setting multiple world records as a college athlete, including three in less than an hour--"the greatest 45 minutes in sport"--Owens competed in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Adolf Hitler intended for the games to display Aryan superiority, but Jesse disrupted that plan. He became the first American track-and-field athlete to receive four Olympic gold medals and established his legacy as a hero in the face of prejudice. This child friendly entry in David A. Adler's well-known series contains an accessible mix of biography, facts, and history supported with lifelike illustrations. Back matter includes an author's note and a timeline. For almost thirty years, David Adler's Picture Book Biography series has profiled famous people who changed the world. Colorful, kid-friendly illustrations combine with Adler's "expert mixtures of facts and personality" ( Booklist ) to introduce young readers to history through compelling biographies of presidents, heroes, inventors, explorers, and adventurers. These books are ideal for first and second graders interested in history or who need reliable sources for school book reports.

LC Classification NumberGV697.O9