Book of Firsts: Sports Heroes(oop)

by Richard Scott Rennert and Coretta Scott King

This collection of biographies examines the lives of eight black Americans who distinguished themselves and their race through understanding accomplishments in the world of athletics..Although their levels of athletic achievement varied, in their willingness to be the first to challenge the racial barriers in their respected sports so as to ease the way for other black Americans, each of these men and women was a champion.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 079102055X
• ISBN13: 9780791020555
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7