Jesse Owens

<b>Get to know the four-time gold medalist Jesse Owens in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years!</b> <p/>Jesse Owens was an African American track and field athlete who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics--making him the most successful athlete at the games! <p/>This book is laced with numerous illustrations and the back of the book includes a timeline questions activities and a glossary making it the perfect addition to a classroom or home school setting. Perfect for emerging readers the Childhood of Famous Americans series illustrates the incredible true stories of great Americans.