On the Bike With ... Lance Armstrong [Paperback]

Matt Christopher (Author), Glenn Stout (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf

A biography of the enthusiastic cyclist whose racing career was interrupted by a battle with cancer before getting back on track with a Tour de France win.

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About the Author

Matt Christopher is the name young readers turn to for fast-paced, action-packed sports stories.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (June 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316075493
• ISBN-13: 978-0316075497
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.4 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,077,900 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #22 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Games > Sports > Cycling

More About the Author

Glenn Stout is the author, editor or ghostwriter of nearly eighty books, including the groundbreaking Boston Globe bestseller Fenway 1912: The Birth of a Ballpark, a Championship Season, and Fenway's Remarkable First Year, bestsellers Red Sox Century and Yankees Century, and the critically acclaimed Nine Months at Ground Zero, The Best American Sports Writing, and Young Woman and The Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the Worldand his own award winning juvenile sports biography series - "Good Sports." Glenn is available to make author visits to schools, deliver lectures on the history of Fenway Park and make other speaking engagements.

Born in Ohio and a graduate of Bard College, Glenn is dual citizen of the United States and Canada and lives in Vermont with his family, two cats, one dog and one rabbit on Lake Champlain. Before becoming a writer Glenn did construction work, served as a security guard, a painter, and worked in libraries. Glenn invites his readers to his blog, to join his facebook page for The Best American Sports Writing, or to visit his website, glennstout.net. Educators interested in arranging an "author visit" to their school can find information on Glenn's Good Sports website www.goodsportsbyglennstout or query Glenn directly at [e-mail].

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Biography, August 8, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: On the Bike With ... Lance Armstrong (Paperback)

This biography by Matt Christopher is very informative. It gives a lot of information about Lance Armstrong so if you need to do a report about him this is a great book. It was interesting to learn about Lance's childhood and his determination to win and to beat cancer. It is inspiring. I recommend this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Written for Middle School aged kids, February 17, 2008

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This review is from: On the Bike With ... Lance Armstrong (Paperback)

This is an interesting biography on Lance Armstrong, however, it is written with dialogue much more befitting a young adult than a child. We got this for my 3rd grader's Sports Biography book report. The writing is way too lofty for someone earlier than middle school. Otherwise, it tells a simplistic version of Mr. Armstrong's struggle and perseverance -- not really going any deeper than a reporter's version. Since Mr. Christopher writes so many of these sports books, I guess I expected it to be written with a younger voice. So if you're older than 5th grade and you need a sports book report - this is the book for you!