Olympics:
Famous Olympic Athletes
Bios on well known Olympic athletes.
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Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive by Weatherford, Carole Boston
Notes: Short poetic sentences mirror Jesse Owen's sprints in this enjoyable biography.
Reading Level: Grades 2 to 5
ISBN: 080279551X
Callnumber: j796.4209 Ow2w
Winners Never Quit! by Hamm, Mia
Notes: Olympic Silver medalist Mia Hamm focuses on an important life lesson.
Reading Level: Ages 4 to 6
ISBN: 0060740523
Callnumber: jE 796.334 H182w
Michelle Kwan, Heart of a Champion: An Autobiography by Kwan, Michelle
Notes: Escape the heat with this cool autobiography of figure skater and silver medalist Michelle Kwan.
Reading Level: Ages 10 and up
ISBN: 0590763407
Callnumber: j796.912 K979M
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman by Krull, Kathleen
Notes: Discover how Wilma Rudolph went from sickest child in Clarksville to a three-time Olympic gold medalist in this exciting biography.
Reading Level: Grades 2 to 4
ISBN: 0152012672
Callnumber: j796.4209 R835k
Jim Thorpe's Bright Path by Bruchac, Joseph
Notes: Learn about perseverance and determination in this life of two-time gold medalist Jim Thorpe.
Reading Level: Grades 1 to 4
ISBN: 158430166X
Callnumber: j796.092 T398br
America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle by Adler, David
Notes: Discover the life and accomplishments of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and a figure in the early women's rights movement.
Reading Level: Grades 1 to 3
ISBN: 0152019693
Callnumber: j797.2109 Ed28a
Surfer of the Century: the Life of Duke Kahanamoku by Crowe, Ellie
Notes: A biography of Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, five-time Olympic swimming champion from the early 1900s who is also considered worldwide as the 'father of modern surfing.'
Reading Level: Grades 2 to 4
ISBN: 9781584302766
Callnumber: J797.3209 K12C
Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: the Sammy Lee Story by Yoo, Paula
Notes: A biography of Korean American diving champion Sammy Lee, who earned Olympic gold medals in 1948 and 1952.
Reading Level: Grades 2 to 4
ISBN: 158430247X
Callnumber: J797.2409 L515G
Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion by Freedman, Russell
Notes: Although well known for her tennis career, Babe Didrikson Zaharias was also an Olympic athlete, track star, golfer, and leader of a woman's amateur basketball team.
Reading Level: Grades 6 and Up
ISBN: 0395633672
Callnumber: 796.352 Z13F
Top 10 American Women's Olympic Gold Medalists by Ditchfield, Christine
Notes: Profiles of 10 American Olympic Gold medalists, including Peggy Fleming, Florence Griffith-Joyner and Kristi Yamaguchi.
Reading Level: Grades 5 and Up
ISBN: 0766012778
Callnumber: j796.082 D634t
Olympic Black Women by Plowden, Martha Ward
Notes: Along with well-known Olympic figures such as Wilma Rudolph and Jackie Joyner-Kersee. this book features lesser known Olympic athletes like record-setting sprinter Wyomia Tyus.
Reading Level: Grades 5 and Up
ISBN: 1565540808
Callnumber: 796.4809 P726o