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Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper
Contributor(s): Malaspina, Ann (Author), Velasquez, Eric (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 080758035X ISBN-13: 9780807580356
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2012

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2011008564

Age Level: 4-8

Grade Level: PreK-3

Lexile Measure: 600 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.5" W x 11" L (0.90 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Topical - Black History

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2014
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2015

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2011
Booklist 02/01/2012 pg. 82
Publishers Weekly 02/20/2012 pg. 166
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2012
School Library Journal 04/01/2012 pg. 152
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 167 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 150216
Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5

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Publisher Description:

Bare feet shouldn't fly. Long legs shouldn't spin. Braids shouldn't flap in the wind. 'Sit on the porch and be a lady, ' Papa scolded Alice. In Alice's Georgia hometown, there was no track where an African-American girl could practice, so she made her own crossbar with sticks and rags. With the support of her coach, friends, and community, Alice started to win medals. Her dream to compete at the Olympics came true in 1948. This is an inspiring free-verse story of the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Photos of Alice Coachman are also included.

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