Bibliograph

Lives of the athletes, thrills, spills (and what the neighbors thought), written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt

Type

Label

Lives of the athletes, thrills, spills (and what the neighbors thought), written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-96)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

10-14, Brodart

resource.interestGradeLevel

5-9, Brodart

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lives of the athletes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

844728052

Responsibility statement

written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt

Series statement

Lives of . . . series

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 7.9, 3.

Sub title

thrills, spills (and what the neighbors thought)

Table Of Contents

"Thanks, King" Jim Thorpe -- Up to his neck in flowers, Duke Kahanamoku -- The power of pickled eels, Babe Ruth -- The ghost who galloped, Red Grange -- Looking good without clothes, Johnny Weissmuller -- "What for?" Gertrude Ederle -- Getting goosebumps, Babe Didrikson Zaharias -- Money mad? Sonja Henie -- A glass of water on his head, Jesse Owens -- Star of everything, Jackie Robinson -- "I must climb something!" Sir Edmund Hillary -- Eyes lit up like a pinball machine, Maurice Richard -- Poodles and rhinestones, Maureen Connolly -- "Arriba! Arriba!" Roberto Clemente -- A tigerbelle in the fresh air, Wilma Rudolph -- Emerging from his shell, Arthur Ashe -- The old gray socks, Pete Maravich -- Dragons, dragons, dragons, Bruce Lee -- Coffee, boxer shorts, and pajamas, Pele -- How to benefit from being tall, Flo Hyman

Target audience

juvenile

Classification