This book relays the factual details of the 1980 U.S. Olympic boycott. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Soviet athlete, a U.S. athlete, and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
|---|---|
| Reading Level | Grade 5 |
| Dewey | 796.48 |
| Lexile | 850L |
| ATOS Reading Level | 6.2 |
| Guided Reading Level | T |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cherry Lake Publishing |
|---|---|
| Available Formats | Reinforced book (9781624316630), Paperback (9781624316906), PDF (9781624317170), ePub (9781631885976), Hosted ebook (9781624317446), Kindle (9781631375675) |
| Copyright | 2014 |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Dimensions | 7.5 x 9.5 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
Author: Martin Gitlin
Martin Gitlin is an educational book author based in Connecticut. He won more than 45 awards as a newspaper sportswriter from 1991 to 2002. Included was a first-place award from the Associated Press for his coverage of the 1995 World Series. He has had more than 200 books published since 2006. Most of them were written for students.
| Author/Illustrator biography |
| Glossary of key words |
| Index |
| Informative sidebars |
| Table of contents |
| Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
