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Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper

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Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper

Bare feet shouldnâ€™t fly.
Long legs shouldnâ€™t spin,
Braids shouldnâ€™t flap in the wind.
â€œSit on the porch and be a lady,â€ Papa scolded Alice.

In Aliceâ€™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.

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781480492714
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Albert Whitman & Company
Manufacturer	Albert Whitman & Company
NumberOfPages	32
PublicationDate	2014-03-18
Publisher	Albert Whitman & Company
ReleaseDate	2014-03-18
Studio	Albert Whitman & Company

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