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Muhammad Ali
Over the course of his boxing career, Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay, became one of the best-known people in the world. This easy biography covers his early life, his conversion to Islam, his resistance to the military draft, and his many boxing titles. Exciting photographs and easy vocabulary bring "The Greatest" to life. Ideal for early independent readers and beginning reports.
24 pages, Library Binding
First published February 1, 2007
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June 2, 2015
Originally Rated A by Sherdina Jones
Muhammad Ali has Words to Know section in front of the book. The students will not have any trouble understanding the meaning of the seven words included in the list. It has a Contents, Timeline and Index. There are photos of Ali from his childhood until his retirement from boxing.
I would only recommend this book for low readers or students that can’t handle a lot of information at one time doing research. The authors mentions a lot of Ali’s accomplishments but doesn’t give detailed information of how he achieved those goals.
For example Chapter 3 title is Cassius Changes His Name. The author states that Ali changed his name after fighting Sonny Liston. The rest of the chapter tell how many fights he won, not going to war and getting his title back. In other words the chapter should be titled What happened when Ali became a Muslim.
Muhammad Ali has Words to Know section in front of the book. The students will not have any trouble understanding the meaning of the seven words included in the list. It has a Contents, Timeline and Index. There are photos of Ali from his childhood until his retirement from boxing.
I would only recommend this book for low readers or students that can’t handle a lot of information at one time doing research. The authors mentions a lot of Ali’s accomplishments but doesn’t give detailed information of how he achieved those goals.
For example Chapter 3 title is Cassius Changes His Name. The author states that Ali changed his name after fighting Sonny Liston. The rest of the chapter tell how many fights he won, not going to war and getting his title back. In other words the chapter should be titled What happened when Ali became a Muslim.
October 28, 2011
The genre of this book is a biography, and is intended for children ages (I) eight to twelve. This book tells all about the life of Muhammad Ali within a few short chapters. It talks about his family, his life, and his boxing career. It has real photographs of Ali, which are neat to see, especially when he was younger. I really like how they put difficult or challenging words in bold print. There is a "Words to Know" chart in the front that has the definitions of the bold print words. The book also includes a timeline of Ali's life in the back to sort of sum up the book. It is very well written, and a great book for a child to use for a school project, or just to read for fun!
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