Jim Thorpe

by Carrie Golus

Presents the life and accomplishments of the Native American athlete who excelled in football, baseball, and track and field, and who has been called the greatest athlete of the twentieth century.

106 pages, Library Binding

First published July 25, 2007

Reviews

[Nate Dierickx]

I kind of liked this book. It wasn't the best, but it told me more about a very athletic person. He was very fast, strong, athletic. He had many good characteristics about him. He was a very nice person, but he had did disobey the rules once. He went to the olympics and won many gold medals. After that he went and played baseball in the minor leagues, but he got paid for it. Back then you weren't allowed to pay players for playing in the minor league. After he got caught he lost all of his gold medals from the olympics. He thought that other people's lives mattered more than his after that. He gave his money to many people, saying they were more important. He finally lost all of his money and people started forgetting who he was.

[Donnie]

Enjoyed, educational learned a few things.