Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf
by Nancy Churnin and John Joven
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 1,192
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 506941, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Discrimination in sports
- Golfers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Sifford, Charlie
- Sifford, Charlie, 1922-2015--Juvenile literature
- Discrimination in sports--United States--Juvenile literature
- Golfers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African American golfers--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- African American golfers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Golf
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About the Authors 5
Author Interviews 8
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