• Kid Athletes: True Tales of Childhood from Sports Legends (Kid Legends #2)

Kid Athletes: True Tales of Childhood from Sports Legends
(Kid Legends #2)

Author
Illustrator
Doogie Horner
Publication Date
November 17, 2015
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  4th − 5th
Kid Athletes: True Tales of Childhood from Sports Legends (Kid Legends #2)

Description
Hilarious childhood biographies and full-color illustrations show how Tiger Woods, Gabby Douglas, Bruce Lee, Bille Jean King, and other budding sports champions faced kid-sized challenges growing up.

Forget the gold medals, the championships, and the undefeated seasons. When all-star athletes were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Baseball legend Babe Ruth was such a troublemaker, his family sent him to reform school. Race car champion Danica Patrick fended off bullies who told her "girls can't drive." And football superstar Peyton Manning was forced to dance the tango in his school play. Kid Athletes tells all of their stories and more with full-color cartoon illustrations on every page. Other subjects include Billie Jean King, Jackie Robinson, Yao Ming, Gabby Douglas, Tiger Woods, Julie Krone, Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali, Bobby Orr, Lionel Messi, and more!
Publication date
November 17, 2015
Classification
Non-fiction
Page Count
-
ISBN-13
9781594748028
Lexile Measure
960
Guided Reading Level
X
Publisher
Quirk Books
Series
Kid Legends
BISAC categories
JNF007100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
JNF054000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | General
Library of Congress categories
Childhood and youth
Athletes

ALA/Booklist

Starred Review

The book shines in its ability to make these legends relatable to young readers, and to place dreams of being a star athlete within the realm of possibility. Inspiring and entertaining, this isn’t just for sports fans.


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Kid Legends