Girls & Women, African American Women - Biography, Track & Field, Sports & Recreation - General & Miscellaneous, African American Athletes - Biography, Women - Biography, Olympics, Miscellaneous Sports & Adventure - Biography
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Overview
Chronicles the life of the track and field star who has had medal-winning performances in three Olympics.Chronicles the life of the track and field star who has had medal-winning performances in three Olympics.
Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 3-5-This biography of the contemporary African-American athlete covers her early years in East St. Louis, her college career at UCLA, her Olympic successes as a long jumper and heptathlete, and her personal life. Black-and-white photographs highlight her accomplishments. A page listing her gold-medal performances at the Seoul and Barcelona Olympics and personal bests proves her philosophy of ``desire, dedication, and determination.'' The book has short chapters, large print, and crisp sentences. This is a briefer but more smoothly written book than Neil Cohen's Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Little, 1992), and is intended for younger readers.-Janice C. Hayes, Middle Tennessee State University, MurfreeboroBook Details
Published
November 1, 1993
Publisher
Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Co., c1994.
Pages
56
Format
Binding
ISBN
9780822505242