Carly Patterson

From the Series Amazing Athletes

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Carly Patterson electrified American audiences with her performance at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Displyaing amazing poise, this sixteen-year-old helped the U.S. women’s gymnastics team win the silver medal in the team competition and she also won an individual silver in her best apparatis, the balance beam. But Carly’s biggest moment came when she beat out some of the world’s top gymnasts to win gold in the all-around competition. Read about the best female gymnast at the 2004 Olympic Games.

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Sports
Copyright 2005
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint LernerClassroom
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2005-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 3.4
Reading Counts! Points 3.0
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007100, JNF054060, JNF007120
Dewey 796.44'092
Graphics 1-color illustrations, Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7.25 x 8.625
Lexile 630
Guided Reading Level P
ATOS Reading Level 4.0
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 86367
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Fast facts, Glossary, Glossary words bolded within text, Index, Table of contents, and Teaching Guides

Author: Jeff Savage

Jeff Savage has written dozens of books for young readers. He lives in California and frequently visits schools around the country to talk to kids about his work.

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Amazing Athletes

Inspire sports fans with the success stories of Amazing Athletes. These attractive high-interest biographies include a description of an athlete’s career from the beginning through his or her current achievements. This series is perfect for reluctant readers. View available downloads →