Jesse Owens: Track-and-Field Legend

by Tracy Sue Walker

Overview

Jesse Owens spent his childhood running along the dirt roads of Alabama with his father. It wasn’t long until he was breaking records in high school and dreaming of competing in the Olympics. The world watched as he rocketed to win four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics. Learn more about the life of Jesse Owens and how he became a true legend.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728478562
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2023
Series:	Epic Sports Bios (Lerner T Sports)
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.10(d)
Lexile:	860L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Tracy Sue Walker is an author of children's fiction and nonfiction including The Truth about Dragons. She earned her undergraduate degree from Agnes Scott College in anthropology. Tracy holds a masters' degrees in education as well as library and information science, but has also studied performance at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and writing at the Creative Circus in Atlanta. She is currently based in northern Georgia.

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2023

Gr 2 Up—Outstanding athletes from a variety of sports are the subjects of these eight volumes. Included are two Olympic Gold medalists (Wambach, Owens), three baseball superstars (Jeter, Clemente, Mays), a golfer, Nascar driver and a hockey player. The careers of the subjects are chronicled with emphasis placed on their career highlights and records. Sörenstam is the only woman to shoot a 59 in an LPGA tournament, Clemente won 12 Gold Glove Awards, Earnhardt, Jr. had 26 career wins, and Gretzky holds the NHL record for most goals and assists. Photographs accompany the texts. All titles are informative and will be appreciated by the subjects' respective fans. Readers will need some background knowledge on the sports in order to fully appreciate the accomplishments of the athletes. Fans seeking in-depth information on their personal lives will be disappointed, otherwise these biographies do a fine job of presenting outstanding athletes past and present. VERDICT There are several biographies already available on these now retired athletes, however these are more current and selectors should consider where there is a demand.

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