Raising the Bar: Black Women Who Changed Gymnastics

Nnachi, Ngeri

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Lerner Publications

Just the Series: Black Trailblazers in Sports (Read Woke Books)

Series and Publisher: Black Trailblazers in Sports (Read Woke Books)

Annotation: Black women are a force in the gymnastics world. But it wasn't until 1992 that Betty Okino and Dominique Dawes became th... more

Genre: [Sports and games] [Biographies]

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Catalog Number: #384306

Format: Library Binding

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Edition Date: 2025 Release Date: 08/01/24

Pages: 32 pages

ISBN 13: 979-87-656-1157-9

Dewey: 920

LCCN: 2023038272

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
African American women gymnasts. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Gymnastics. United States. History. Juvenile literature.
African American women gymnasts. Biography.
Gymnastics. United States. History.

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reading Level: 5.0

Interest Level: 4-7

Reading Counts!: reading level:3.7 / points:2.0 / quiz:Q00588

Lexile: NP

Black women are a force in the gymnastics world. But it wasn't until 1992 that Betty Okino and Dominique Dawes became the first Black women to compete in the Olympics for Team USA. Learn about the Black gymnasts and coaches of the past and present who have made historic firsts, including Simone Biles, Sloane Blakely, and Corrinne Tarver. Then discover how Black women in gymnastics are making a difference on and off the mat.

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