Jim Thorpe: An Athlete for the Ages

by Ellen Labrecque

Book Overview

Simply the best: those words perfectly describe the multitalented Native American athlete Jim Thorpe. Not only did he excel at baseball and football, but he also won gold medals in the pentathlon and the decathlon--the only person in Olympic history to do so. This fascinating biography discusses: Thorpe's many family tragedies--including the childhood death of his twin brother Why he was temporarily stripped of his gold medals (which were restored...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402771509
• ISBN13: 9781402771507
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher