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Lang, Heather, 1966-
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Coachman, Alice -- Juvenile literature.
Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England) -- Juvenile literature.
Women track and field athletes, Black -- Juvenile literature.
Women athletes, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Blacks -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Jumping -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Lang, Heather, 1966-
Coachman, Alice -- Juvenile literature.
Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England) -- Juvenile literature.
Women track and field athletes, Black -- Juvenile literature.
Women athletes, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Blacks -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Jumping -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Queen of the track : Alice Coachman, Olympic high-jump champion / Heather Lang ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
by
Lang, Heather, 1966-
Boyds Mills Press, c2012.
Call #:
796.432092 C652L
Subjects
Coachman, Alice
--
Juvenile
literature
.
Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England)
--
Juvenile
literature
.
Women
track and field
athletes
,
Black
--
Juvenile
literature
.
Women
athletes
,
Black
--
Biography
--
Juvenile
literature
Blacks
--
Biography
--
Juvenile
literature
.
Jumping
--
United States
--
Juvenile
literature
.
ISBN:
9780545591911 (Scholastic pbk.)
9781590788509 (reinforced trade ed.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
This picture-book
biography
highlights the life and accomplishments of high-jumper Alice Coachman, who, at the 1948 Olympics in London, became the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
Tells the story of Alice Coachman, an athlete from rural Georgia who made history as the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in 1948.
Audience:
Ages 5 and up.
Genre:
Biography
,
Juvenile
.
Program materials.
Other authors:
Cooper, Floyd.
Holds:
0
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Status
Central Library
Children's Black Nonfiction
796.432092 C652L
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Children's Black Nonfiction
796.432092 C652L
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