Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman, Olympic High-Jump Champion
Heather Lang$16.14
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Here is a story of Alice Coachman, the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
When Alice Coachman was a girl, most White people wouldn't even shake her hand. Yet when the King of England placed an Olympic medal around her neck in 1948, he extended his hand to Alice in congratulations. Standing on a podium in London's Wembley Stadium, Alice was a long way from the fields of Georgia where she ran barefoot as a child. With a record-breaking leap, she had become the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. This inspirational picture book is perfect to celebrate Women's History Month or to share any day of the year.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Astra Young Readers
Published: 03/01/2012
ISBN: 9781590788509
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.20w x 0.50d
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Winner
Review Citations: School Library Journal 06/01/2012 pg. 104
Booklist 06/01/2012 pg. 87
People 07/16/2012 pg. 53
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 167 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 151761 / Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman, Olympic High-Jump Champion
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
When Alice Coachman was a girl, most White people wouldn't even shake her hand. Yet when the King of England placed an Olympic medal around her neck in 1948, he extended his hand to Alice in congratulations. Standing on a podium in London's Wembley Stadium, Alice was a long way from the fields of Georgia where she ran barefoot as a child. With a record-breaking leap, she had become the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. This inspirational picture book is perfect to celebrate Women's History Month or to share any day of the year.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Astra Young Readers
Published: 03/01/2012
ISBN: 9781590788509
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.20w x 0.50d
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Winner
Review Citations: School Library Journal 06/01/2012 pg. 104
Booklist 06/01/2012 pg. 87
People 07/16/2012 pg. 53
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 167 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 151761 / Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman, Olympic High-Jump Champion
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5