Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper
Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper
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Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper

Written by Ann Malaspina & illustrated by Eric Velasquez
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4 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
41
Words per page
AD600L
Lexile measure
Jan 1, 2012
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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.

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historydiversitysports and recreation  the Olympics  20th centuryAmericagirls and womenBlack history1940strack and field

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780807580356
    Publication Date
    January 1, 2012
    Publisher
    Albert Whitman and Company
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    41
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2011008564
    Lexile® Level
    AD600L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.6
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    150216
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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