Jesse Owens
A poetic biographical tribute to Jesse Owens, the son of sharecroppers and the first American track-and-field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympics.
920
year: 2022
copies: 50
call number/section: 920
lexile: 880
subjects: owens, jesse, track and field athletes, african americans, children's audiobooks, track athletics [X], biographies [X], picture books
Wilma Rudolph
"Wilma Rudolph wanted to run and jump like other children. But she had a serious disease that kept her leg from growing well.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 570
subjects: rudolph, wilma, women runners, african american women, african american women track and field athletes, runners (sports), track and field athletes, athletes, track and field, african americans, women, track athletes, track athletics [X], biographies [X], readers (publications)
Jesse Owens
A brief biography of African American Olympic track star Jesse Owens.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: owens, jesse, track athletics [X], african american track athletes, african americans, biographies [X], illustrated works
Victory. Stand!
"A groundbreaking and timely graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports--and a tribute to his fight for civil rights.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 62
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: smith, tommie, track and field athletes, african american athletes, african americans, olympic games, 1968 (mexico city, mexico), educational comics, nonfiction comics, comics (graphic works), autobiographical comics, olympic games, graphic novels, athletes, track athletics [X], biographies [X]
Jesse Owens
"Jesse Owens has been called one of the greatest athletes in track and field history.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
subjects: owens, jesse, track athletes, african american track athletes, track athletics [X], olympic athletes, african americans, biographies [X], track and field athletes, african american track and field athletes