{"product_id":"jim-thorpe-olympic-champion-9780020421405","title":"Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJim Thorpe: Olympic Champion\u003c\/i\u003e is Guemsey Van Riper Jr.'s biography of a world-class athlete.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA biography of the Native American known as one of the best all-round athletes in history, for his accomplishments as an Olympic medal winner as well as an outstanding professional football and basebell player.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guernsey Van Riper Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aladdin Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.64h x 5.18w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780020421405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e822 \/ Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuernsey Van Riper, Jr. attended DePauw University in 1926. He earned two varsity letters as quarterback on the football team and one letter as a first baseman on the baseball team. After graduating, he worked in advertising then became an editor at Bobbs-Merrill Publishing Company. He turned his love of sports into books, writing biographies of Lou Gehrig and Knute Rockne along with ten other children's books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDwight Graydon \"Gray\" Morrow (1934-2001) was an American illustrator who contributed to many comics and children's books. He was the cocreator of Marvel Comics' the Man-Thing and DC Comics' vigilante El Diablo.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43097764593779,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":12.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_93a3b6d9-be84-4492-a56f-b24548ccf48d.jpg?v=1748613782","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/jim-thorpe-olympic-champion-9780020421405","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}