Famous Athletes

Elizabeth Raum

Heinemann-Raintree Library, Aug 23, 2007 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages

Even reluctant readers will want to pick up these high-interest nonfiction books. The exciting content will keep them reading, page after page! Atomic books are available in four different reading levels. Each book contains text that is related directly and simply to the stunning images and graphics. Facts and statistics are presented through graphic organizers such as graphs, tables, and charts to help readers develop comprehension skills.

About the author

Elizabeth Raum has written over two-dozen nonfiction books for young readers, including a biography of Louis Armstrong for Capstone Press. Over the years, she has worked as a middle school and high school English teacher, an elementary school librarian, and a college library director. Elizabeth Raum has written many nonfiction books for children. Two of her Capstone You Choose books, Orphan Trains: An Interactive History Adventure (2011) and Can You Survive Storm Chasing? (2012), are Junior Library Guild selections. Elizabeth lives in Michigan with her husband, Richard.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Famous Athletes; Atomic, Grade 5; Raintree Atomic Series
• Author: Elizabeth Raum
• Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library, 2007
• ISBN: 1410929736, 9781410929730
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation; Juvenile Nonfiction / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / General