I am Jesse Owens
$35.34
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
30 July 2024
Summary
Just in time for the Summer Olympics, this 33rd book in the New York Times bestselling biography series for ages 5 to 9 features one of the greatest runners in track and field history.
Before Jesse Owens was an Olympic gold medalist, he was a poor kid in a big family. When his speed caught the eye of one of his high school teachers, he began to train seriously and his running took him all the way to the Olympics, where he was against fierce competitors and racist assumptions, breaking…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593533369 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593533364 |
| Author: | Brad Meltzer, Christopher Eliopoulos |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 202mm x 9mm |
| Series: | Ordinary People Change the World |
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About The Author
Brad Meltzer
Brad Meltzer is the New York Times bestselling author of Heroes for My Son, Heroes for My Daughter, The Nazi Conspiracy, and a number of suspense novels like The Lightning Rod. He also helped find the missing 9⁄11 flag with his History Channel television show Brad Meltzer’s Lost History. He lives in Florida with his wife and their three children.
Christopher Eliopoulos has worked on thousands of comics, including the graphic novels Cosmic Commandos and Monster Mayhem. He is the author/illustrator of the picture books The Yawns Are Coming!, The Giggles Are Coming!, and A Little Emotional. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and their identical twin sons (when the boys are home from college).
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