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Queen of the Track

Alice Coachman, Olympic High-Jump Champion

Alice Coachman, Olympic High-Jump Champion

By Heather Lang
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

By Heather Lang
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

By Heather Lang
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

By Heather Lang
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

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Mar 01, 2012 | ISBN 9781590788509 | 5-9 years

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Aug 10, 2021 | ISBN 9781635926781 | 5-9 years

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    About Queen of the Track

    Here is a story of Alice Coachman, the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal.

    When Alice Coachman was a girl, most White people wouldn’t even shake her hand. Yet when the King of England placed an Olympic medal around her neck in 1948, he extended his hand to Alice in congratulations. Standing on a podium in London’s Wembley Stadium, Alice was a long way from the fields of Georgia where she ran barefoot as a child. With a record-breaking leap, she had become the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. This inspirational picture book is perfect to celebrate Women’s History Month or to share any day of the year.

    About Queen of the Track

    Here is a story of Alice Coachman, the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal.

    When Alice Coachman was a girl, most White people wouldn’t even shake her hand. Yet when the King of England placed an Olympic medal around her neck in 1948, he extended his hand to Alice in congratulations. Standing on a podium in London’s Wembley Stadium, Alice was a long way from the fields of Georgia where she ran barefoot as a child. With a record-breaking leap, she had become the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. This inspirational picture book is perfect to celebrate Women’s History Month or to share any day of the year.

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    About Heather Lang

    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.

    About Floyd Cooper

    Floyd Cooper (1956–2021) illustrated over 110 books for children, including Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor, the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, and a Sibert Honor. He was also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award for The… More about Floyd Cooper

    About Heather Lang

    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.

    About Floyd Cooper

    Floyd Cooper (1956–2021) illustrated over 110 books for children, including Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor, the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, and a Sibert Honor. He was also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award for The… More about Floyd Cooper

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Wellness & Social Topics

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Astra Young Readers
    Mar 01, 2012 | 40 Pages | 8 x 11 | 5-9 years | ISBN 9781590788509

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Wellness & Social Topics

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Astra Young Readers
    Aug 10, 2021 | 40 Pages | 8 x 11 | 5-9 years | ISBN 9781635926781

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    Praise

    “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

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