Sprint around the track and get to know Jesse Owens in this
fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of
biographies about people "you should meet."
Meet Jesse Owens, an African American runner who won four gold medals at
the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What made his achievement even more
memorable was that Adolph Hitler expected the Olympic Games to be a
German showcase. In fact, he criticized the United States for even
including black athletes on its Olympic roster. According to many
reports, after Owens won his fourth gold medal, Hitler stormed out of
the stadium. In 1936 Jesse Owens took a stand against racism and made
history.
A special section at the back of the book includes extras on subjects
like history and math, plus a short article filled with interesting
facts about the Olympics. With the You Should Meet series, learning
about historical figures has never been so fascinating!