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Jimmy the greatest!, Jairo Buitrago ; pictures by Rafael Yockteng ; translated by Elisa Amado

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Jimmy the greatest!, Jairo Buitrago ; pictures by Rafael Yockteng ; translated by Elisa Amado
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
AD680L, Lexile
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Jimmy the greatest!
Oclc number
753228939
Responsibility statement
Jairo Buitrago ; pictures by Rafael Yockteng ; translated by Elisa Amado
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, LG, 3.2, 0.5, 0.5, 152195
Summary
"Jimmy lives in a small town by the sea where there is just one tiny gym. The owner of the gym suggests that Jimmy start training, and to inspire him, he gives Jimmy a box full of books as well as newspaper cluppings about Muhammad Ali--'The Greatest.' Jimmy is swept with admiration for Ali. He begins to read and run and box like crazy, even though someone at the gym has taken his shoes. And as he does so, he makes a great discovery: you don't have to leave home to be 'the greatest"--From publisher description
Target audience
juvenile
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