AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: David A. Alder/Robert Casilla
PUBLISHER: Holiday House PUBLICATION
DATE: 1993
GENRE: nonfiction picture book
READING
LEVEL: 3rd-5th
BRIEF OVERVIEW:This
book is about the life of Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics. The story depicts
how he won four gold medals, then he returned back to racial prejudice when he
came back to the United States.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY:Do
a life time line of Jesse James life and the things he did.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Megan Fender, Valdosta State University