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Miracle on Ice

From the Set Underdogs: Sports Champions

Miracle on Ice takes readers inside the famous 1980 Winter Olympics hockey game between the United States and Russia (then Soviet Union). Provides background leading up to the game, review of the game, why the world was shocked, and what happened afterward. From players no one believed in to teams no one thought could win, Underdogs: Sports Champions covers some of history's greatest underdogs. Written in a strong narrative nonfiction style, the storytelling in these books will captivate readers. The series includes considerate vocabulary, engaging content, clear text and formatting, and compelling photos. Educational sidebars include extra fun facts and information.

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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 3
Dewey 796.962/630974753
Lexile HL410L
ATOS Reading Level
Guided Reading Level N
Language English
Publisher 45th Parallel Press
Available Formats Reinforced book (9781668927755), Paperback (9781668928806), PDF (9781668931752), ePub (9781668930274), Hosted ebook (9781668934715), Kindle (9781668933237)
Copyright 2024
Number of Pages 32
Dimensions 7 x 9
Graphics Full-color 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.

Activities for further learning
Author/Illustrator biography
Glossary of key words
Index
Informative sidebars
Table of contents
Full-color photographs