Perfect Timing: How Isaac Murphy Became One of the World's Greatest Jockeys
by Patsi B. Trollinger and Jerome Lagarrigue
In an author’s note, Patsi B. Trollinger notes that the phrase “perfect... read more
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- Grade
- 1-4
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2006
Word Count 1,636
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 690L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 108586, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Horse racing
- African American jockeys--Biography
- Jockeys--United States--Biography
- African American jockeys
- Murphy, Isaac Burns, 1861-1896
- Murphy, Isaac Burns, 1861-1896--Juvenile literature
- Jockeys
- African American jockeys--Biography--Juvenile literature
- History
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
- Murphy, Isaac Burns
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Equestrian
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Jockeys--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Horse racing--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Horse racing--United States--History
- Lists With This Book
- Sports Books
- African American Heritage and Culture
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