Touch the sky : Alice Coachman, Olympic high jumper
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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, [2012].
Status
Rapid City Public Library - Non-Fiction - Juvenile
j 796.4209 COA
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j 796.4209 COA
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Coachman, Alice -- Juvenile literature.
Fiction.
Jumping -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Literature.
Olympic Games -- (14th : -- 1948 : -- London, England) -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books for children.
Track and field athletes -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Coachman, Alice -- Juvenile literature.
Fiction.
Jumping -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Literature.
Olympic Games -- (14th : -- 1948 : -- London, England) -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books for children.
Track and field athletes -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
African Americans -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
Biographies.
Biography
Biography.
Coachman, Alice.
Coachman, Alice.
Fictional Work
Olympic Games -- (14th : -- 1948 : -- London, England)
Olympic games, 1948 (London, England)
Romans.
Sportives noires américaines -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Track and field athletes.
Women -- Biography.
Women -- Biography.
Women track athletes.
African Americans -- Biography.
Biographies.
Biography
Biography.
Coachman, Alice.
Coachman, Alice.
Fictional Work
Olympic Games -- (14th : -- 1948 : -- London, England)
Olympic games, 1948 (London, England)
Romans.
Sportives noires américaines -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Track and field athletes.
Women -- Biography.
Women -- Biography.
Women track athletes.
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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, [2012].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
UPC
9780807580356
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 3.6, 1 Points
Level 3.6, 1 Points
Lexile measure
600
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
A biography of the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, from her childhood in segregated Albany, Georgia, in the 1930s, through her recognition at the 1996 Olympics as one of the hundred best athletes in Olympic history. Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience
Elementary Grade.
Target Audience
600,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG,3.6,.5.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts,K-2,2.4,1.
Awards
American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project, 2013
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Malaspina, A., & Velasquez, E. (2012). Touch the sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic high jumper . Albert Whitman & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Malaspina, Ann, 1957- and Eric, Velasquez. 2012. Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper. Albert Whitman & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Malaspina, Ann, 1957- and Eric, Velasquez. Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper Albert Whitman & Company, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Malaspina, Ann, and Eric Velasquez. Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper Albert Whitman & Company, 2012.
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