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K-3Big Buddy Olympic Biographies series.
These upbeat biographies explore the lives of well-known Olympic athletes (five Americans and Bolt from Jamaica). The texts are accessible if adulatory, illustrated with useful stock photos. "Did You Know?" sidebars range from informative ("In 2012, the Muslim Women's Sport Foundation named Ibtihaj the Muslim Sportswoman of the Year") to throwaway ("In 2016, Michael was on The Tonight Show"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Big Buddy Olympic Biographies titles: Ibtihaj Muhammad, Katie Ledecky, Laurie Hernandez, Michael Phelps, Simone Biles, and Usian Bolt.