Jesse Owens, Christina Wilsdon
Jesse Owens, Christina Wilsdon
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Jesse Owens

Author: Christina Wilsdon

Narrator: Highlights for Children

Unabridged: 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Highlights

Published: 07/27/2018

Synopsis

In this biography of track legend Jesse Owens, readers learn that he was born into a sharecropper's family. The family moves to Cleveland in search of better jobs, and Jesse begins running track while in junior high school there. He immediately begins setting records, and despite the prejudice he faced, he continued his successes through high school, in college, and at the Olympics. He went on to start fitness programs during WWII and won many prestigious awards. He is considered one of the greatest athletes of all time.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Meltha on January 15, 2016

This was a good, concise, child-level biography of an interesting historical figure. I liked the focus that was put on the various struggles Owens had, and the highlight of the four medal win in Berlin was handled well, too. The illustrations were a little flat, but I actually liked that aspect of t......more

Goodreads review by Alyssa on July 17, 2017

Jesse Owens is a children’s biography that outlines all the major events in Jesse Owens’ life. The book begins in 1920 when Jesse (also known as JC) is young and goes until after the 1936 Olympics he competed in. When Jesse was a child his family struggled be he was able to preserver. Agents all odd......more

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