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The Resource Touch the sky : Alice Coachman, Olympic high jumper, by Ann Malaspina ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez

Touch the sky : Alice Coachman, Olympic high jumper, by Ann Malaspina ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez

Label
Touch the sky : Alice Coachman, Olympic high jumper
Title
Touch the sky
Title remainder
Alice Coachman, Olympic high jumper
Statement of responsibility
by Ann Malaspina ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Creator
Contributor
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1957-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Malaspina, Ann
Dewey number
  • 796.42092
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
GV1073.15.C63
LC item number
M35 2012
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Velasquez, Eric
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Coachman, Alice
  • Track and field athletes
  • African American women athletes
  • Jumping
  • Olympic Games
  • Coachman, Alice
  • Track and field athletes
  • African American women athletes
  • Jumping
  • Olympic Games
Target audience
primary
Label
Touch the sky : Alice Coachman, Olympic high jumper, by Ann Malaspina ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1346910
Dimensions
29 cm.
Extent
1 volumes (unpaged)
Isbn
9780807580356
Isbn Type
(hbk.)
Lccn
2011008564
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
ill
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 1346910
  • (OCoLC)714505142
Label
Touch the sky : Alice Coachman, Olympic high jumper, by Ann Malaspina ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1346910
Dimensions
29 cm.
Extent
1 volumes (unpaged)
Isbn
9780807580356
Isbn Type
(hbk.)
Lccn
2011008564
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
ill
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 1346910
  • (OCoLC)714505142

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