Who Was Jesse Owens?
by James Buckley, Jr. and Gregory Copeland • Part of the Who Was? Series
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2015
Word Count 7,287
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 880L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 176433, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Physical Education
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Track and field athletes
- African American track and field athletes--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Track & Field
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Sports & Recreation--Track & Field
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--Sports & Recreation--Olympics
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980
- Track and field athletes--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African Americans
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Owens, Jesse--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Olympics
- Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION--People & Places--United States--African American
- African American track and field athletes
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