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: #839540

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Lerner Publications

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

ISBN 13: 979-87-656-2852-2

Dewey: 796

Language: English

Reading Level: 5.0

Interest Level: 4-7

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

Lexile: NP

Guided Reading Level: U

Fountas & Pinnell: U

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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