Alice Coachman, Olympic high-jump champion Lang, Heather 1966- creator Cooper, Floyd illustrator text New York Scholastic 2012 monographic 35 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm Tells the story of Alice Coachman, an athlete from rural Georgia who made history as the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in 1948. S 790 Lexile S Raz-Plus Heather Lang ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper African American women track and field athletes Juvenile literature African American women athletes Juvenile literature Jumping United States Juvenile literature GV1073.15.C63 L36 2012 796.43 B 9780545591911 DLC 20231123101341.0 1665 eng