A Picture Book of Jesse Owens Contributor(s): Adler, David A. (Author), Casilla, Robert (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 082340966X ISBN-13: 9780823409662 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1992 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Jesse Owens started life as a poor sharecropper's son and through hard work, skill, and determination, grew up to become an award-winning sprinter and champion of the long jump. During the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, he won four gold medals, then returned to racial prejudice in the U.S. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 91044735 |
Lexile Measure: 1030 |
Series: Picture Book Biography |
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 10.12" W x 8.33" (0.77 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 57566 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A sharecropper's son becomes a four-time Olympic gold medalist. |
Contributor Bio(s): Casilla, Robert: - Robert Casilla was born in Jersey City, New Jersey to parents from Puerto Rico. Like many children, Robert always loved to draw. As the new kid in his second grade class, he recalls doing a drawing of two birds with colored chalk on construction paper. His teacher noticed the drawing and then told the class, "We have an artist in the class!" Robert is thankful to her and all the teachers that motivated and helped him realize he had talent as an artist. Although he grew up in New Jersey, he did get to attend school in Puerto Rico as a fourth grader. His formal training in art took place at the School of Visual Arts in New York City where he earned a BFA degree. Since 1984, Robert has worked as a freelance illustrator for magazines, book publishers, postage stamps, educational publishers and others. He has illustrated over 25 children's books, many of which are picture book biographies of people such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks and John F. Kennedy. He has also illustrated many multicultural children's books such as Jalapeno Bagels, The Little Painter of Sabana Grande, The Legend of Mexicatl and First Day in Grapes which won the Pura Belpre Honor Award. Robert visits many schools to talk about the visual journey a story takes him through to come up with the illustrations for his books. He also teaches art to young gifted artist one day a week. Robert lives and works from his home in New Fairfield, Connecticut with his wife and two children, 3 cats and his feisty shih tzu dog. |