books about: gymnasts

books about: gymnasts

books:

Gymnasts

Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive ...

Jennifer Sey

William Morrow, 2008

Truth
Jennifer Sey is telling her story. She is not preaching nor is she telling you to remove your child from the sport of gymnastics. Although a painful side of gymnastics, which so many of us are scared to acknowledge, it is a reality in the elite world of gymnastics. ...

Shannon Miller: America's Most Decorated Gymnast : A Biography

Krista Quiner

Bradford Book, 1997

One of the Best Biographies I Have Read!
Here's another awesome gymnastics bio from Krista Quiner! This was a terrific, nice and detailed book about Shannon Miller's life. From the minute she was born to the end of the '96 Olympic Games, this book is the ultimate one to learn about Shannon Miller. The book ...

I Want to Be a Gymnast (DK READERS)

Kate Simkins

DK CHILDREN, 2006

My daughter enjoyed this book
I bought this book for my 6 year old budding gymnast and she really enjoyed it. She could read it by herself and the "workout" described in the book was really similar to the workout she receives at her gymnastics class. I would recommend this book.

The Greatest Gymnast of All (MathStart 1)

Stuart J. Murphy

HarperTrophy, 1998

Your girls will love this book
There's something quite spellbinding about this book about Zoe, "The Greatest Gymnast of All." The illustrations are colorful and energetic. The text (with simple demonstrations of opposites) is rollicking fun: "On and off, short and long. I do it all 'cause I'm so ...

Going for Gold: The 2008 U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team
Leigh Olsen

Price Stern Sloan, 2008

With the hottest gymnasts in the country flipping their way into the spotlight, the U.S. has the team to beat in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. After the USA?s six-medal performance in 2004, the 2008 team has a lot to live up to, but they?re up for the challenge! Get the inside scoop on one of the most popular summer Olympic sports with ...

Carly Patterson: Be Strong (Positively for Kids Books: Gymnastics)
Carly Patterson; Clint Kelly

Positively for Kids, Inc., 2006

2004 Olympic all-around gold medalist Carly Patterson describes her journey from cartwheeling in her backyard to standing on the winner?s podium in Athens, Greece. Carly was just 16 years old when she became the second American female in history to win the gold medal in the all-around gymnastics competition.

Shannon Miller: My Child, My Hero

Claudia Ann Miller, Gayle White

University of Oklahoma Press, 1999

For a Shannon Fan
I enjoyed this book when it first came out, and at twenty six years of age, I still read it. Her mother did a fantastic job of filling in the time spent off the camera between competitions. This is not like other gymnast biographies that just relay the information we ...

Go Girl! #2: The Worst Gymnast (Go Girl!)

Thalia Kalkipsakis

Feiwel & Friends, 2007

Excellent Beginner Chapter Books for Girls
A wonderful series of books that encourages children to expand reading and realte to the rich characters.

Heart of Gold (Positively for Kids)

Kerri Strug

Taylor Trade Publishing, 1996

I HOPE KERRI HAS A NEW BOOK SOON
KERRI WON AMERICA'S HEART IN '96 AND CONTINUES TO STUN MEZMERIZE AND INTRIGUE M

Letters to a Young Gymnast (Art of Mentoring)

Nadia Comaneci

Basic Books, 2003

Letters to a Young Gymnast: Nadia Comaneci
Since I was a gymnast for many, many years, I have read quite a few gymnastics books, but none had impressed me too much until I read this one. Perhaps it is because Nadia not only talked about her gymnastics, but also about the conditions and struggles of life in ...

The Magnificent Seven: The Authorized Story of American Gold

N.H. Kleinbaum

Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1996

A must for gymnastics fans.
If you like gymnastics you'll love this book! It tells about the lives of the seven gymnasts on the 1996 gold medal winning U.S. Olympic gymnastics team, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Kerri Strug, Dominque Dawes, Jaycie Phelps, Amanda Borden, and Amy Chow. ...

Landing on My Feet: A Diary of Dreams

Kerri Strug, John P. Lopez

Andrews Mcmeel Pub, 1997

Wonderful!
This is definitely the best gymnasics biography I've read! In this book, published right after the 1996 Olympics, Kerri really opens her heart to the reader...we learn about her passion for gymnasics which started at a VERY young age, her progression through the sport, ...

A Very Young Gymnast

Alfred A. Knopf, 1978

Very nice!
This is a wonderful book about gymnastics. It has lots of pictures. It's about a 10 year old gymnast who has aspirations to be in the olympics. It shows how she trains. The pictures are in black & white. Not only does it contains pictures of her, but also other ...

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters

Joan Ryan

Grand Central Publishing, 2000

A real eye opener
I got this book years ago. As the mother of a competitive ice skater I WAS INTERESTED in reading about skaters and gymnasts at the elete level. I was so shocked to read how our national gymastics team was trained. The story of Julissa Gomez was heart-breaking to read. ...

Amanda's Unlucky Day (Junior Gymnasts)

Teddy Slater

Little Apple, 1997

You don't have to be lucky to be a good gymnast!
This book tells about how Amanda thinks that gymnastics is just luck! Like throwing up a coin and you say it will land on heads and it does! In this book her friends do everything they can to prove to Amanda that you don't need luck to be a good gymnast! So go read it! ...