Tony Hawk

From the Series Amazing Athletes

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

When extreme skateboarder Tony Hawk completed the 900, spinning two and a half times in the air before landing, he made sports history. A professional skateboarder from the age of fourteen, Hawk has won competition after competition, has started his own company, and has become a hero to millions of young skateboarding fans around the world.

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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 2004
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint LernerClassroom
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2004-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 4.0
Reading Counts! Points 4.0
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007100, JNF054210, JNF039000
Dewey 796.22'092
Graphics 1-color illustrations, Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7.25 x 8.625
Lexile 740
Guided Reading Level P
ATOS Reading Level 4.2
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 76946
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Fast facts, Glossary, Glossary words bolded within text, Index, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Eric Braun

Eric Braun has written dozens of books for readers of all ages and edited hundreds more. He is a McKnight fellow and a nice fellow, and he likes to ride his bike really far and really fast. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two sons, some of whose antics have found their way into his books (unbeknownst to them).

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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 →