Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman, Olympic High-Jump Champion - Rilegato

Lang, Heather

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ISBN 10: 1590788508 ISBN 13: 9781590788509

Casa editrice: Astra Young Readers, 2012

Riassunto

An inspiring story follows Alice Coachman from rural Georgia--where she experienced adversity both as a woman and as a black athlete--to the 1948 Olympics, where she made history as the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal.

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Recensione:

"Lang brings her subject's early years to life through small details. . . . Cooper's pastels keep to a brown, grainy palette, recalling the Georgia dirt on which the track star ran as a child." --School Library Journal

"From the hardships of her Georgia childhood through the 1948 London Olympics at which she won gold and became a legend, this biography stands out for the lesser-known details it includes (e.g. Coachman's dance performance aboard the London-bound ship). Cooper's grainy sepia-hued pastels are striking; endnotes with more about Coachman and the historic 1948 Olympics support the thorough text." --The Horn Book Magazine

L'autore:

Heather Lang, a former public-health attorney, was inspired by Alice Coachman's indomitable spirit. This is her first picture book. She lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Floyd Cooper is a recipient of the 2009 Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration as well as three Coretta Scott King Honors, ten ALA Notables, and an NAACP Image Award, among other honors. He lives in Easton, Pennsylvania.

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• Editore: Astra Young Readers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1590788508
• ISBN 13: 9781590788509
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 40
• Disegnatore: Cooper Floyd