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Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper
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ISBN13: 9780807580356
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: Jan 1 2012
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.50 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Awards: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
CCBC Choices 2013
2014-2015 Children's Crown Award
2013-2014 Macy's Multicultural Collection of Children's Literature
2015 Louisiana Readers' Choice Master List
A 2013 CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
2013 Amelia Bloomer list
2013 IRA-CBC Children's Choices
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