| ISBN |
9781534409743 (paperback) |
| Name |
Calkhoven, Laurie author. |
| Title |
You should meet Jesse Owens / by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Elizabet Vukovic. |
| Edition |
Simon Spotlight edition. |
| Published |
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2017. |
| ©2017 |
| Description |
48 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Summary |
Meet Jesse Owens, an African American runner who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What made his achievement even more memorable was that Adolph Hitler expected the Olympic Games to be a German showcase. In fact, he criticized the United States for even including black athletes on its Olympic roster. According to many reports, after Owens won his fourth gold medal, Hitler stormed out of the stadium. In 1936 Jesse Owens took a stand against racism and made history. |
| Target audience note |
Ages 6-8. |
| Subjects |
Owens, Jesse, -- 1913-1980 -- Juvenile literature |
| Track and field athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
| African American track and field athletes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
| Beginner readers (Elementary) |
| Genre |
Biographies |
| Beginner reader 3 (blue) |
| Other Names |
Vukovic, Elizabet illustrator. |
| Series |
Ready-to-read. Level three, Megastar reader! |
| You should meet |
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