Michael Phelps
Around age 9, Michael Phelps was diagnosed with ADHD, and a teacher told his mom that he would “never be able to focus on anything.” But Michael and his mom saw things differently, especially after Michael began trying to swim. While he was afraid for his face to be underwater at first, he soon conquered that fear and began to swim straight ahead into what would become a record-setting career. Today, Michael is hailed as one of the greatest Olympic athletes of all time! This inspiring read will introduce kids to the person behind the legend—a person perhaps not so different from the kids themselves.
| Interest Level | Grade 2 - Grade 7 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 3 |
| BISACS | JNF007100 |
| Genre | Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction |
| Copyright | 2009 |
| Publisher | Bearport Publishing |
| Series | Defining Moments: Super Athletes |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9781597168557, 9781597169363 |
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| Title Format | Reinforced book, Unlimited Access eBook |
| Dewey | 797.2'1092 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.2 |
| Lexile Reading Level | 860 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts Level | 5.6 |
| AR Quiz Number | 128441 |
| Author | Meish Goldish |
Michael Phelps
The life of the multiple gold medal-winning swimmer is covered in simple text with plenty of color photographs in this addition to the Defining Moments: Super Athletes series. Much of the emphasis is on Phelps’ younger days as he struggled in school with ADHD but found swimming the perfect outlet for his energy. The story climaxes with his dramatic 2008 Olympic wins (of course, this came out too early to include the recent highly publicized marijuana controversy involving Phelps). Back matter includes a glossary, short bibliography of other age-appropriate books, and a Web site that links to two of the NBC Olympic sites. There’s not much here beyond the usual gee-whiz, ain’t-he-great material often found in youth books about athletes; still, this is good for younger kids looking for basic information on the Olympic star.
Michael Phelps
The life of the multiple gold medal-winning swimmer is covered in simple text with plenty of color photographs in this addition to the Defining Moments: Super Athletes series. Much of the emphasis is on Phelps’ younger days as he struggled in school with ADHD but found swimming the perfect outlet for his energy. The story climaxes with his dramatic 2008 Olympic wins (of course, this came out too early to include the recent highly publicized marijuana controversy involving Phelps). Back matter includes a glossary, short bibliography of other age-appropriate books, and a Web site that links to two of the NBC Olympic sites. There’s not much here beyond the usual gee-whiz, ain’t-he-great material often found in youth books about athletes; still, this is good for younger kids looking for basic information on the Olympic star.
| Author/Illustrator biography |
| Glossary of key words |
| Index |
| Table of contents |
| Timeline of key events |
| Full-color photographs |
