Michael Phelps
From the Series Big Buddy Olympic Bios
Meet Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps! Phelps's life story is examined from his childhood in Maryland where he began swimming at age eleven on his way to five world championships. Learn about Phelps's Olympic career in the Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio de Janeiro games throughout which he won 23 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze medals. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
| Interest Level | Grade 2 - Grade 5 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 3 |
| Copyright | 2017 |
| BISACS | JNF007100, JNF054110, JNF054150 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | ABDO Publishing Company |
| Imprint | Big Buddy Books |
| Series | Big Buddy Olympic Biographies |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Lexile | 730 |
| ISBN | 9781680785555 |
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| Title Format | Reinforced book |
| Release Date | 2016-12-15 |
| Author | Katie Lajiness |
| Features | Detailed maps, Glossary of key words, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents |
| Dewey | 797.2 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs |
| Dimensions | 9.5 x 8.25 |
| Guided Reading Level | P |
| ATOS Reading Level | 4.4 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 188124 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
Big Buddy Olympic Biographies – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
The colorful photographs are pleasing. . . . One notable aspect is the inclusion of fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad in the lineup. Librarians will be hard-pressed to find materials on Muhammad for this audience and should consider this title. Pronunciation is provided for more difficult words. . .