Bibliograph

Lives of the athletes, thrills, spills (and what the neighbors thought), written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt

Type

Label

Lives of the athletes, thrills, spills (and what the neighbors thought), written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-96)

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

1220, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lives of the athletes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

20781733897707

Responsibility statement

written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 7.9, 3.0, 17370.

Sub title

thrills, spills (and what the neighbors thought)

Summary

Presents twenty true stories of athletes--mostly admirable, occasionally quirky--whose physical accomplishments create a world of thrills and spills

Table Of Contents

Jim Thorpe -- Duke Kahanamoku -- Babe Ruth -- Red Grange --Johnny Weissmuller -- Gertrude Ederlye -- Babe Didrikson Zaharias -- Sonja Henie -- Jesse Owens -- Jackie Robinson -- Sir Edmund Hillary -- Maurice Richard -- Maureen Connolly -- Roberto Clemente -- Wilma Rudolph -- Arthur Ashe -- Peter Maravich -- Bruce Lee -- Pele -- Flo Hyman

Target audience

juvenile

Classification