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Acropolis Adventure

Adventure in Bear Valley

Albert Einstein

Alberto Salazar: An American Runner

American Sports Legends

Atlantic Crossing

Ben Franklin

Catching Air

Climbing Mountains: An Interview with Erik Weihenmayer

Desert People

Discovery in the Americas?

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis

Electric Cars: History and Future

Hurricanes

Influenza

Joe Kittinger: An Unsung Hero

Mapping the Woods: Maps and Cartography

Microbes: Friend or Foe?

Miguel in the Secret Garden

Mummies

Ocean Quiz

Otzi: The Iceman

Pirates and Privateers

Robin Hood and the King

Ships of Discovery

The Black Stones

The Mystery of Granville Library

The Olympics: Past and Present

The World of NASCAR

The Yanomami: Deep in the Amazon

Threats to Our Atmosphere

Vikings

American Sports Legends

nonfiction

Words Included:
   commitment
   determination
   discriminate
   integrate
   intimidate
   ordeal
   racism
   revolutionize
   sharecropper

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Book Summary:
American Sports Legends is a biographical text about four people who were legends in American sports. This book describes the accomplishments of Jim Thorpe, Mildred Didrickson Zaharias, Jackie Robinson, and Jesse Owens. All of these athletes showed magnificent strength of character, as well as accomplishing feats of physical strength. Overcoming obstacles such as racial prejudice, physical ailments, and sexism, these athletes proved that anyone can succeed with enough passion and commitment.

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