{"product_id":"jesse-owens-fastest-man-alive-9781547608980","title":"Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn paperback for the first time, the compelling story of the famous Black Olympian who stood up to Hitler.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJesse Owens grew up during the time of Jim Crow laws, but adversity didn't stop him. After setting world records for track in high school and college, he won a slot on the 1936 U.S. Olympic team. That year, the Olympics were held in Nazi Germany, where Adolf Hitler believes the Games would prove to the world that people like him were superior to all others. But Jesse, a sharecropper's son, would ultimately topple Hitler's hopes, winning four gold medals and the hearts of millions to become known as the fastest man alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of Jesse Owens comes alive for young readers with Carole Boston Weatherford's award-winning free verse poetry and Eric Velasquez's stunning art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo-time NAACP Image Award winner \u003cb\u003eCarole Boston Weatherford\u003c\/b\u003e has authored many children's books, including the Newbery Honor winner \u003ci\u003eBox: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom \u003c\/i\u003eand the Caldecott Honor winners \u003ci\u003eMoses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eVoice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eFreedom in Congo Square.\u003c\/i\u003e Among Carole's other books are \u003ci\u003eI, Matthew Henson\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eJesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eBe a King\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a professor at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003ewww.CBWeatherford.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Velasquez\u003c\/b\u003e won the Coretta Scott King\/John Steptoe New Talent Award for The Piano Man. He is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and lives in Hartsdale, New York.\u003cbr\u003ewww.ericvelasquez.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646108471570,"sku":"9781547608980","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c4091789-b3e3-44f4-936b-44d83b4ecf23.jpg?v=1733169252","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jesse-owens-fastest-man-alive-9781547608980","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}