Jesse Owens: Young Record Breaker

by M.M. Eboch, Meryl Henderson (Illustrator)

Overview

Get to know the four-time gold medalist Jesse Owens in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years!

Jesse Owens was an African American track and field athlete who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics—making him the most successful athlete at the games!

This book is laced with numerous illustrations, and the back of the book includes a timeline, questions, activities, and a glossary, making it the perfect addition to a classroom or home school setting. Perfect for emerging readers, the Childhood of Famous Americans series illustrates the incredible true stories of great Americans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781416939221
Publisher:	Aladdin
Publication date:	01/08/2008
Series:	Childhood of Famous Americans
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	540,258
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 7.62(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Meryl Henderson is a graduate of Syracuse University. In 1974, she graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of fine arts degree. For over forty years, she has been working as a freelance illustrator, specializing in artwork for children. She has illustrated more than a hundred books and has contributed illustrations to countless magazines and educational books. She currently lives in Catskill, New York.

M.M. Eboch is a pen name for Chris Eboch, a prolific middle grade author who has contributed to the Childhood of Famous Americans series and wrote the Haunted series.

Table of Contents

Contents

Saving J.C.

A Fight

The Hardest Thing

The Colored Car

Into the Big City

A New Name for a New Life

Four Years from Friday

Successes and Failures

College at Last

Pain Means Nothing

Respect

Racism Everywhere

A Hero to All

The Longest Jump

One Last Race

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