Ages	9 - 11
Grade	5
Fountas & Pinnell	U-V
Reading Recovery	N/A
DRA	50
Lexile	890L-1080L

Ages

9 - 11

Grade

Fountas & Pinnell

U-V

Reading Recovery

N/A

DRA

Lexile

890L-1080L

American Sports Legends

Biography (nonfiction), 2,363 words, Level Z (Grade 5), Lexile 900L
Multilevel Book also available in levels W and Z1

Among the many athletes throughout American history, there are several record-setting superstars who revolutionized their sports. American Sports Legends highlights four athletes of tremendous character who left behind inspiring legacies. Overcoming obstacles such as discrimination, physical limitations, and sexism, these legends proved that, with passion and commitment, anything is possible. The books and lesson are available for levels W and Z1.

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commitment, controversial, determination, discriminated, integrate, intimidated, legacy, modest, ordeal, racism, revolutionized, sharecropper

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