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Comeback! : four true stories -
by Jim O'Connor ; illustrated by Jim Campbell.
Publisher description
New York : Random House, 1992.
46 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Annotations:
- Describes how four famous athletes overcame serious injuries or debilitating conditions to become superstars.
Reading Measurement Programs:
Accelerated Reader
Interest Level Lower Grade
Book Level 4.5
Accelerated Reader Points 1
Accelerated Vocabulary
Lexile, MetaMetrics, Inc.
Lexile Measure 710
Reading Counts-Scholastic
Interest Level 3-5
Reading Level 4
Title Point Value 3
Lexile Measure 710
Reviews:
- Ilene Cooper (Booklist, June 15, 1992 (Vol. 88, No. 20))
A few steps above an easy-to-read, this simple chapter nonfiction book offers profiles of four athletes who overcame physical adversity to become winners in their respective sports. For Wilma Rudolph, it was not only polio, but also poverty she had to surmount. One of 16 children, Rudolph was faced with racism early. Since blacks and whites could not be treated at the same hospital, she had to travel 50 miles each way to be seen by doctors after getting polio at age four. Still, she overcame the effects of her illness and went on to win three gold medals for track at the 1960 Olympics. Gymnast Bart Conner, bicyclist Greg Lamond, and baseball star Jim "Catfish" Hunter are the other figures profiled. The readable text is broken up by color and black-and-white photographs as well as color paintings. An interesting choice for sports fans. Category: For the Young. 1992, Random, $7.99 and $3.50. Gr. 2-4. Series:
- Step into reading. A Step 4 book
Subjects:
- Athletes--United States Biography Juvenile literature.
Sports injuries--United States Juvenile literature.
Sports injuries.
| Language | Call Number | LCCN | Dewey Decimal | ISBN/ISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English (eng) | GV697.A1 O26 1992 |
91025028 |
796/.092/2 B |
0679826661 (trade) : $3.50 ($4.50 Can.) 0679926666 (lib. bdg.) 9780679826668 9780679926665 |