Jim Thorpe: The Legend Remembered

by Rosemary K. Updyke

Book Overview

Jim Thorpe Grew up loving the outdoors. He could run, jump, and throw extremely well and spent many childhood days enjoying these natural abilities. He went to the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, where he was a star on both the football and track and field teams. While at Carlisle, Jim competed in the 1912 Olympic Games in Sweden and won two gold medals. He was proclaimed "the greatest athlete in the world"; then he followed that incredible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565545397
• ISBN13: 9781565545397
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7