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Jesse Owens
- Title
- Jesse Owens / written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Anna Katharina Jansen.
- Author
- Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (María Isabel)
- Publication
- Minneapolis, MN : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2020.
- ©2020
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Jansen, Anna Katharina
- Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- The youngest of ten children, Jesse grew up working in the cotton fields of Alabama. Discovered by his high school track and field coach, Jesse quickly rose to fame as an athlete. He went on to challenge racism on the world stage at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and made new world records. This inspiring story of the athlete and activist's life features a fact and photos section at the back.
- Series Statement
- Little people, big dreams
- Uniform Title
- Pequeño & Grande Jesse Owens. English
- Little people, big dreams.
- Alternative Title
- Pequeño & Grande Jesse Owens.
- Subject
- Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980 > Juvenile literature
- Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980
- African American track and field athletes > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Olympic athletes > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Track and field athletes > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature
- African American track and field athletes
- African Americans
- Track and field athletes
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Picture books for children.
- Biographies.
- Juvenile works.
- Picture books.
- Note
- "First published in Spain in 2020 under the title Pequeño & Grande Jesse Owens, by Alba Editorial, in Barcelona. Published by arrangement with Alba Editorial. Translation rights arranged by IMC Agència Literària, SL"--Copyright page.
- Language (note)
- Text in English, translated from the Spanish.
- Call Number
- Sc E 23-1174
- ISBN
- 9780711245839
- 0711245835
- OCLC
- 1123828902
- Author
- Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (María Isabel), author.
- Title
- Jesse Owens / written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Anna Katharina Jansen.
- Publisher
- Minneapolis, MN : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2020.
- Copyright Date
- ©2020
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Little people, big dreamsLittle people, big dreams.
- Language
- Text in English, translated from the Spanish.
- Added Author
- Jansen, Anna Katharina, illustrator.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 23-1174