Who was Jim Thorpe?
(2023)

Nonfiction

Book

Series:
Call Numbers:
J/PAPERBACK/SERIES/WHO

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' Paperbacks J/PAPERBACK/SERIES/WHO Available
Kids' Paperbacks J/PAPERBACK/SERIES/WHO Due: 2/2/2026

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023
©2023
DESCRIPTION

108 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780399542633, 0399542639, 9780399542640, 0399542647, 9781518287534, 1518287530, 9780399542633, 0399542639
LANGUAGE
English
SERIES
NOTES

"An Official Who HQ book"--Page 1 of cover

Who was Jim Thorpe? -- Bright path -- A star athlete emerges -- The 1912 Olympics -- No more medals -- Baseball and family -- Birth of the NFL -- In the movies -- Restoring a legacy -- Timelines

"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"--

Ages 8-12

1010L

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