books about: gymnast (authorized gymnastics mentoring)

books about: gymnast

books:

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

35 reviews
Jennifer Sey

William Morrow, 2008

Honest to a fault
Jennifer Sey earned gymnastics' individual National Championship in 1986 culminating years of hard work, endless sacrifice by her family and injury and self deprivation. Chalked Up, Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams is an insider's view of the world the whole Sey family inhabited during those years of striving. It is ...

A Very Young Gymnast

7 reviews

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 gymnasts are here also. Nadia, Bart Conner & Kurt Thomas and more. First published in 1978, it's a little dated-but it shows gymnastics ...

Heart of Gold (Positively for Kids)

4 reviews
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

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

1 review
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.

Letters to a Young Gymnast (Art of Mentoring)

11 reviews
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 Communist Romania. It is not only a biography, but also historical as well. The book was very clear and easy to read, so younger ...

I Want to Be a Gymnast (DK READERS)

2 reviews
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.

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

140 reviews
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. No child deserves that. If any parent is thinking of enrolling their daughter in gymnastics I would highly recomend this book.

Landing on My Feet: A Diary of Dreams

21 reviews
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, what it was really like training under Bela Karolyi, and about her family. One thing that impressed me about Kerri was how she ...

The Greatest Gymnast of All (MathStart 1)

1 review
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 strong. I'm zipping, zooming Zoe." My 2 1/2-year-old daughter wants this one again and again. She even mimics the actions of the ...

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 biographies on the gymnasts and information on the sport?s history, events, and competition.

I Am a Gymnast (Young Dreamers)

2 reviews

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2000

Deserves ongoing mention and recommendation
I Am A Gymnast deserves ongoing mention and recommendation as a fine introduction to the art of gymnastics. An eight year old who loves the sport provides photo-enhanced details of her activities, her competitions, train, fellow gymnasts and life. A revealing picturebook.

Carly Patterson (Amazing Athletes)

1 review
Jeff Savage

LernerSports, 2005

brief guide of a truly gifted athlete
Carly Patterson is arguably one of the strongest and most confident young gymnasts that the United States has ever seen. She is an image of a classic American teenage gymnast, and her confidence in what she does is clearly one of her most distinctive traits. Is is this that helped her win that Olympic title at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens at age 16. Now almost 18 years old, Ms. Patterson seems ...

Shannon Miller: My Child, My Hero

19 reviews
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 can see on television. This really explains Shannon's feelings, her struggles and personal victories. If you are looking for a ...

Carly Patterson: Olympic Idol

3 reviews
Susan Valentine

Razorbill, 2004

Good book, but nothing I hadn't heard before
This book is basicly a compliation of all the articles that have been written about Carly Patterson up to the 2004 American Cup. As a long time gymnastics fan, I found this book included no information that I had not already heard. That being said...it is a good book, dispite the fact that it was written before the Olympics. It includes some fine photos, and for people who like to collect ...

Winning Every Day

20 reviews
Shannon Miller

Bantam Books for Young Readers, 1998

A Wonderful Book!
"Winning Every Day" is a wonderful, well-written book. This book combines an autobiography of Shannon Miller with lessons and motivators that will help you do better in gymnastics and will make your life happier and healthier. From reading this book, you really feel like you know Shannon Miller. It's also filled with tons of amazing pictures of Shannon, family members, gymnasts, and much more. ...

Amanda's Perfect 10 (Junior Gymnasts, No 3)
Teddy Slater

Scholastic, 1996

Encouraged by Olympics trainer Coach Sokolov, who tells her that her routine is nearly a perfect 10, Amanda plans to get an audition for a place on his team but fears her plan will mean big trouble.

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

12 reviews
Krista Quiner

Bradford Book, 1997

If your a fan of Shannon Miller this is a MOST!
This is a great book to know what Shannon Miller was like what she she had to do everyday. everything she won all the times she fell and practicly everything you wanted to know.

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.

The Magnificent Seven: The Authorized Story of American Gold

22 reviews
N.H. Kleinbaum

Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1996

This has got to be one of the best books ever
This book is what really got me interested in gymnastics. I had gotten introduced to gymnastics through a book about Mary Lou Retton I had picked up at a thrift store, but I didn't become too interested until I saw a picture of Kim Zmeskal in an Encyclopedia Annual. I looked her up on the Internet, and the rest they say is history. Through the Internet I discovered the Magnificent Seven, and I ...