A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

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A Picture Book of Jesse Owens
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Series: Biographical, Picture Book Bios
Genres: Juvenile Nonfiction, Picture Books
Tags: Ages 5-8, Ages 8-12
ASIN: 0823442705
ISBN: 9780823442706

A Picture Book of Jesse Owens: A comprehensive look at the life of the man who has often been called the World's Fastest Human.

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A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

A comprehensive look at the life of the man who has often been called the World’s Fastest Human.

Jesse Owens was born on a farm to a large family with many siblings. His grandparents had been slaves, and his sharecropper parents were poor.

But against all odds, Jesse went on to become one of the greatest athletes in history. He learned to run with such grace that people said he was a “floating wonder.”

After setting multiple world records as a college athlete, Jesse competed in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

Adolf Hitler intended for the games to display Aryan superiority, but Jesse disrupted that plan. He became the first American track-and-field athlete to receive four gold medals, and established his legacy as a hero in the face of prejudice.

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