The gymnastics book : the young performer's guide to gymnastics
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Dunn, Claire Ross, author.
Published
Richmond Hill : Firefly Books, 2018.
ISBN
9780228100744, 0228100747, 9781549072888, 1549072889
Lexile measure
840L
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Batavia Public Library District - Juvenile Non-Fiction | J 796.44 SCH | On Shelf |
Calumet City Public Library - Juvenile Stacks | J 796.44 SCH | On Shelf |
Chicago Ridge Public Library - Juvenile Stacks | J 796.44 SCH | On Shelf |
Crete Public Library District - Youth Services NonFiction | J 796.44 SCHLEGEL, E. | On Shelf |
Glen Ellyn Public Library - Juvenile Non-Fiction | J796.44 SCH | On Shelf |
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Published
Richmond Hill : Firefly Books, 2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780228100744, 0228100747, 9781549072888, 1549072889
Lexile measure
840
Notes
General Note
Previous edition: Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books, 2012.
General Note
Includes index.
Description
"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: rope, hoop, ball, ribbon, clubs. Other topics covered in detail include: finding a good gymnastics club ; qualities to look for in a coach; warm-up and cool-down exercises; entering competitive gymnastics; managing victories and losses; the importance of family and friends; nutrition and apparel; financial aspects; a typical day of training for competition. This third edition has updated profiles and new interviews and advice from past and present gymnastics stars: Simone Biles, Ellie Black, Rosie MacLennan (profile), Ragan Smith, Kim Zmeskal-Burdette, Rene Cournoyer, Brooklyn Moors, Victoria Moors, Shallon Olsen. There are also profiles on top gymnasts of yesterday: Olga Korbut, Nadia Comaneci, Mary Lou Retton, Vitaly Scherbo, Kyle Schewfelt Shawn Johnson, Tim Daggett, Emily Boycott."--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
840L,Lexile
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Schlegel, E., & Dunn, C. R. (2018). The gymnastics book: the young performer's guide to gymnastics (Third edition, revised and updated.). Firefly Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Schlegel, Elfi and Claire Ross, Dunn. 2018. The Gymnastics Book: The Young Performer's Guide to Gymnastics. Firefly Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Schlegel, Elfi and Claire Ross, Dunn. The Gymnastics Book: The Young Performer's Guide to Gymnastics Firefly Books, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Schlegel, Elfi, and Claire Ross Dunn. The Gymnastics Book: The Young Performer's Guide to Gymnastics Third edition, revised and updated., Firefly Books, 2018.
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