• Who Was Jim Thorpe? (Who Was?)

Who Was Jim Thorpe?
(Who Was?)

Author
James Buckley
Illustrator
Stephen Marchesi
Publication Date
June 06, 2023
Genre / Grade Band
- /  4th − 5th
Who Was Jim Thorpe? (Who Was?)
Description

Learn about the incredible legacy of the first Native American athlete and Olympian to earn a gold medal for the United States in this exciting addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling series.

While most athletes excel in just one sport, Jim Thorpe was different. Born in Oklahoma in 1887, he played both professional football and baseball, and ran track and field. Jim was not only a sports icon but also a trailblazer. Raised as part of the Sac and Fox tribal nation, he was the first Native American person to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States. And although his personal life was not always as successful as his career, Jim remains one of the greatest athletes in American history.

Publication date
June 06, 2023
Classification
-
Page Count
-
ISBN-13
9780399542633
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
W
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Series
Who Was?
BISAC categories
JNF018040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
JNF007100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
JNF054050 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Football
Library of Congress categories
United States
Baseball players
Athletes
Thorpe, Jim
Indian athletes
Football players
Fox Indians
Sauk Indians (Algonquian)
James Buckley
James Buckley Jr. has written more than 50 books for kids, including Who Was Ernest Shackleton? and Who Was Roberto Clemente?

Manuel Gutierrez is an Argentinian illustrator with vast experience working internationally as a visual storyteller in the fields of comic books and advertising. Manuel was born in Neuquen, in the Argentinian Patagonia, and is a self-taught artist. He has worked for Marvel and DC Comics.
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