Title Jesse Owens : athletes who made a difference / Blake Hoena ; illustrated by David Shephard.

Publication Info.	Minneapolis : Graphic Universe an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., 2020.
	© 2020 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.

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Location	Call No.	Status
Bloomfield at the Atrium	GRAPHIC J-B OWENS	Check Shelf
Canton Public Library - Children's Department	J GRAPHIC HOENA	Check Shelf

Description	32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series	Athletes who made a difference
	Hoena, B. A. Athletes who made a difference.
Audience	Ages: 8-12 years Graphic Universe.
	Grades: 4-6 Graphic Universe.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Birth of a speedster -- Making a name for himself -- The greatest -- Minutes in sports -- 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Summary	"Jesse Owens smashed records throughout his track and field career. In 1936, he made history at the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Owens won four gold medals, combating Adolf Hitler's message of Nazi superiority." -- Provided by publisher.
Study Program	Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.1 0.5 509839.
Subject	Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980 -- Juvenile literature.
	Track and field athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	African American track and field athletes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Olympics -- Participation, American.
	Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany) -- Juvenile literature.
	National socialism -- Philosophy.
	Racism -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
	Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980. (OCoLC)fst01435254
	Olympic Games. (OCoLC)fst01408249
	Olympics -- Participation, American. (OCoLC)fst02025104
	African American track and field athletes. (OCoLC)fst01762406
	African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
	National socialism -- Philosophy. (OCoLC)fst01033772
	Olympic athletes. (OCoLC)fst01764756
	Racism. (OCoLC)fst01086616
	Track and field athletes. (OCoLC)fst01153638
	Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst01726630
	Biographical comics. (OCoLC)fst01921595
	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	Graphic novels.
	Biographical comics.
Added Author	Shephard, David (Illustrator), illustrator.
Other Form:	Online version: Hoena, Blake, Jesse owens Minneapolis : Graphic Universe, 2020. 9781541599444 (DLC) 2019041858
ISBN	9781541578159 (Library Binding)
	1541578155 (Library Binding)
	9781728402956 (Paperback)
	1728402956 (Paperback)
	9781541599444 (eBook)

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