Jim Thorpe
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Simply the best: those words perfectly describe the multitalented Native American athlete Jim Thorpe. Not only did he excel at baseball and football, but he also won gold medals in the pentathlon “and” the decathlonthe only person in Olympic history to do so. This fascinating biography discusses: Thorpe s many family tragediesincluding the childhood death of his twin brotherWhy he was temporarily stripped of his gold medals (which were restored posthumously)How he helped establish the sport of major league footballHis selection as Greatest Athlete of the 20th century in an Internet poll conducted by ABC s “Wide World of Sports “Kids will enjoy meeting this amazing sports star whose Indian name aptly meant Bright Path. “
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781402771507
- Publication Date
- April 6, 2010
- Publisher
- Union Square Kids
- Original Publication Date
- April 6, 2010
- Page Count
- 124
- Word Count
- 23916
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 10 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2009024231
- Lexile® Level
- 1000L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~X
- ATOS® Book Level
- 7.2
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 4
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 156252
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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