Who Was Jesse Owens?
Who Was Jesse Owens?
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Who Was Jesse Owens?

Written by James Buckley Jr. & illustrated by Gregory Copeland
Part of the Who Was . . . ? Book Series
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$6.99
$6.74
8 - 12
Reading age
112
Page count
65
Words per page
880L
Lexile measure
Jan 1, 2015
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Describes the life of the sharecroppers’ son who became an Olympic legend and challenged Hitler’s dream of Aryan superiority.

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the Olympics  Americasports and recreationtrack and fieldathletes

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780448483078
    Publication Date
    January 1, 2015
    Publisher
    Penguin Young Readers Group
    Page Count
    112
    Words Per Page
    65
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    880L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~U
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    1
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    176433
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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