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Gymnastics: The Trials, the Triumphs, the Truth

✍ Scribed by Dan Gutman

Book ID
110696522
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
5 MB
Category
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781101160657
ASIN
B0031Y9DBY

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

How did Kerri Strug go from Olympic hopeful to Olympic champion? How does Dominique Moceanu spend a typical day?
This thorough, fun-to-read book answers those questions and many more. You'll learn the ins and outs of the equipment and events, find out how scoring is done, read about the history of the sport, and lots more!
Dan Gutman's insider look at gymnastics has been fully updated to include the 1996 Olympics and is sure to enthrall aspiring gymnasts and devoted fans alike.
"A glossary, a chronology, and an entertaining chapter of gymnastics trivia round out this easily read, timely overview of a popular sport."β€”BooklistDan Gutman is the author of many books for children, including Ice Skating, Taking Flight: My Story by Vicky Van Meter, and World Series Classics. He lives in Haddonfield, New Jersey.

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