| Jimmy the Greatest! Contributor(s): Buitrago, Jairo (Author), Yockteng, Rafael (Illustrator), Amado, Elisa (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1554981786 ISBN-13: 9781554981786 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - General - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 680 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.3" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 52 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 152195 Reading Level: 3.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jimmy lives in a small Caribbean town where there's not a whole lot to do. Fortunately though, there is a boxing gym, and one day the owner, Don Apolinar, suggests that Jimmy start training. He also gives Jimmy a cardboard box full of books and newspaper clippings all about Muhammad Ali. Jimmy reads and re-reads as he never has before. He is swept with admiration for Ali who said, I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. He starts to feel good, realizing that he doesn't need to have a lot of fancy stuff, that he's a pretty good boxer himself, and that he can look forward to the future. But by the time Don Apolinar has to leave for the big city, Jimmy realizes that he can have a great life running the gym, creating a library, dancing and boxing . . . right where he is. Jairo Buitrago's simple yet inspiring story is complemented by Rafael Yockteng's funny, expressive illustrations, making this a book that will speak to many young readers. The Spanish edition, Jimmy, el más grande!, was recently named one of Los mejores libros del año (Best Books of the Year) by Venezuela's Banco del Libro. |