Ibtihaj Muhammad

by Katie Lajiness

Overview

Meet Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad! Muhammad’s life story is examined from her childhood in New Jersey where she began fencing at age thirteen, to a 2005 Junior Olympic championship and 2014 Senior World Team championship. Learn about Muhammad’s Olympic career at Rio de Janeiro games where she won a bronze medal. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781680785685
Publisher:	ABDO
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Big Buddy Olympic Biographies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	9 MB
Age Range:	7 - 11 Years

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2017
Gr 1–3—Standard fare for young readers: unadorned text paired with colorful photographs. The emphasis is on the athletes' careers with little about their personal lives outside of basic information regarding birth and family. Life achievements are presented chronologically and "Did You Know?" inserts offer notable tidbits. The narratives are simple, if somewhat mundane. The colorful photographs are pleasing but not outstanding—and many of them are similar to those featured elsewhere. One notable aspect is the inclusion of fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad in the lineup. Librarians will be hard-pressed to find materials on Muhammad for this audience and should consider this title. Pronunciation is provided for more difficult words. VERDICT Excepting Muhammad, the other Olympians are better covered in other titles.

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