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Jesse Owens

by Jane Sutcliffe
Janice Lee Porter
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From the time he was a young boy on a farm in Alabama until he received his fourth Olympic gold medal in Berlin in 1936, all Jesse Owens wanted to do was run. Overcoming sickness, poverty, and racial discrimination, Jesse worked hard, shattered many track and field records, and earned countless medals and trophies. But perhaps his greatest and most important accomplishment came when he stood up to the hatred of Adolf Hitler and proved that the belief in the superiority of German athletes was false. This beautifully illustrated and simply told biography tells the inspirational story of a man with strength of spirit and heart.

  • Creators

  • Series

    On My Own Biography

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 1, 2000

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781575053639

    • PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 9781575053639
      • File size: 11041 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.3
    • Lexile® Measure: 1110
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 0-2

  • Reviews

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2001
      This short, somewhat superficial biography introduces one of the most heroic sports stars of the twentieth century. The easy-to-read chapters, accompanied by stylized artwork, cover Owens's childhood, college years, and Olympic medal-winning performance in Berlin. A black-and-white photograph illustrates the afterword. A list of important dates is included.

      (Copyright 2001 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • PDF ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.3
  • Lexile® Measure:1110
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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