Queen of the Track
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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$18.99
Mar 01, 2012 | ISBN 9781590788509 | 5-9 years
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Aug 10, 2021 | ISBN 9781635926781 | 5-9 years
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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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