Muhammad Ali: A Champion is Born

Reviewed by: Noelle Gallant - Saco Middle School, Saco, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 9, 2018

Review

My first-grade son loves non-fiction and we were so excited to read this book together. I left feeling underwhelmed. Ali was such a creative wordsmith, known for his activism and his way of poetic self-publicizing. This book, though it has gorgeous illustrations and tells Ali's story, didn't capture the legend of Ali in the way one would hope.

Overall Book Score: good

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About the Book

Author:

Barretta, Gene

Illustrator: Morrision, Frank

Publisher: Katherine Tegen/ HarperCollins

Book Type: picture book nonfiction

Genre: realistic fiction,biography / autobiography

Audience: grades k-3,grades 4-6,grades 7-9,grades 10-12

Binding Type: library binding

Binding Quality: very good

ISBN: 9780062430168

Price: 17.99