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"This is a children's guide to the sport of artistic gymnastics, with a major section of the book focusing on gymnastics skills. The Skills chapter is a step-by-step Illustrated guide, with full-color photographs of gymnasts balancing, tumbling, jumping, and in various floor exercises and using equipment such as vault, bars, rope, and balance beam. The rhythmic gymnastics section is an illustrated break-down of skills needed to use the following equipment:...
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Artistic gymnastics is a demonstration on strength, athletics, and grace. Gymnastics has athletes and moments that leave the world in awe. Nadia Comaneci was 14 years old when she was the first person to get a perfect score at the Olympics. Kohei Uchimura showed why he's the best in the world when he won the all-around title five years in a row. Gabby Douglas crushed her competition to become the first black gymnast to claim gold in the all-around...
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Katie and Eric Knox have dedicated their lives to their fifteen-year-old daughter Devon, a gymnastics prodigy and Olympic hopeful. But when a violent death rocks their close-knit gymnastics community just weeks before an all-important competition, everything the Knoxes have worked so hard for feels suddenly at risk. As rumors swirl among the other parents, revealing hidden plots and allegiances, Katie tries frantically to hold her family together...
5) D.W. flips
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D.W., a young aardvark, discovers that lots of practice eventually helps her master the new routine in her gymnastics class.
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"Even Olympians have to start somewhere. And in this charming illustrated book, Laurie Hernandez tells the story of Zoe, a little girl who dreams of flying--and becoming a gymnast. When Zoe sees a gymnast on TV, she realizes that gymnastics is just like flying. But when she first goes to class and falls off the balance beam, she discovers that following her dreams is harder and scarier than she thought. Through this heartwarming and inspirational...
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Kayla knows she does the best vault of any gymnast on the Starz. Why should she have to practice? When she messes up her vault at the Regional Gymnastics Competition, no one sees it except her best friend, Chandra. Now Kayla has a choice to make. Is keeping her trophy worth losing her best friend?
9) Gymnastics
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"This photo-illustrated book for early readers introduces the basics of gymnastics and encourages kids to try it. Includes labeled diagram of gymnastics equipment and photo glossary"--
12) Gymnastics time!
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about the basics of the sport of gymnastics. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
15) McKenna
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Seattle fourth-grader McKenna Brooks, who lives for gymnastics, struggles with school work until Josie, a tutor confined to a wheelchair, helps her with reading comprehension and much more.
16) Gymnastics
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"Simple text and full color photographs introduce beginning readers to the sport of gymnastics. Developed by literacy experts for students in grades two through five"--Provided by publisher.
20) Total gymnastics
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"This title explores everything a young reader would want to know about gymnastics, from today's gold-medal heroes to all-time legends."--Publisher's description.