Listed as one of the Best Children's Books of 2012 by Kirkus, honored with the Horn Book Fanfare, and selected for the School Library Journal's 100 Magnificent Children's Books of 2012 Jimmy lives in a small town by the sea where there is just one tiny gym. The owner of the gym suggests that Jimmy start training, and to inspire him, he gives Jimmy a box full of books, as well as newspaper clippings about Muhammad Ali - "The Greatest." Jimmy is swept with admiration for Ali. He begins to read and run and box like crazy, even though someone at the gym has taken his shoes. And as he does so, he makes a great discovery: you don't have to leave home to be "the greatest." Unlike many stories about emigration, Jairo Buitrago's simple, profound text is about someone who decides to stay in his small remote town in Latin America. Combined with Rafael Yockteng's humorous illustrations, this book will be especially appealing to boys and boxing aficionados. The Spanish edition, Jimmy, el ms grande!, was recently nominated for one of "Los mejores libros del ao" (Best Books of the Year) by Venezuela's Banco del Libro. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4 Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

 

 

This book is aimed at children in preschool-2nd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Groundwood Books Ltd , Canada .

Elisa Amado was born in Guatemala and now lives in Toronto. Amado's other children's books include What Are You Doing? and Why Are You Doing That? Abraham Urias was born in El Salvador and immigrated to America during the civil war. He works as a designer at Warner Bros in Los Angeles.