A spunky African American girl has a hula-hooping competition with her friends in Harlem, and soon everyone in the neighborhood--young and old alike--joins in on the fun.
Tammy Ho Lai-Ming's first collection has been fifteen years "between pen and press." The poems, cross-cultural and personal, paint a broad canvas from love to language, and family to politics. "Hula Hooping" is a valuable addition to the growing corpus of Hong Kong poetry in English. Tammy Ho Lai-Ming is a founding co-editor of "Cha: An Asian Literary Journal." She has edited several volumes of poetry and short fiction published in Hong Kong. "Tammy Ho's first book of poems marks the heart-felt, enigmatic, sassy, unapologetically socially engaged voice of an emergent generation that Hong Kong has long waited for." Shirley Geok-lin Lim Commonwealth Poetry Prize and American Books Awards winner; Research Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
The Tao of Hoop is a philosophical memoir about how the humble hula-hoop transformed one woman's life...but, seriously, though! Ann Humphreys was not aware that she didn't understand how to feel--something we don't learn about in school--until she very randomly (through crushing on a hot dude) found the hula-hoop at age 35. Having endured a life-altering loss as a teenager, Ann had learned to handle grief and pain through the time-honored Southern traditions of denial and repression. The hula-hoop broke those old patterns, allowing her to meet a new wave of challenges with a clear mind and an open heart. Part story, part treatise, part inquiry, part self-help guide--The Tao of Hoop is a raw, poetic, and captivating read you will have a hard time putting down.
Zamor is credited with reviving the Hula-Hoop with her HoopGirl workout. "Hooping!" brings the best of these workouts into a full-color, fully illustrated book plus a 40-minute instructional DVD.
For every tween girl wondering about her changing body and changing brain, this funny and highly illustrated guide is the answer. Packed with advice about everything from periods to bras to body hair—PLUS tips on how to deal with crushes, new emotions, and all the chaos in between! Growing up is fun . . . but it’s tough, too. There are a lot of unknowns and it can be weird and messy for girls. Worry not! This book covers EVERYTHING girls need to know, and it's all been reviewed and fact-checked by medical consultant Dr. Radha Modgil. Learn how: To make your body your best friend (not your enemy). To get out there and do YOU (even when you don’t want to move off the couch). The thoughts and feelings that make you feel alone are shared by every girl on the planet. To feel amazing through exercise, nutrition, and skin care. And so much more! Great for those who loved The Care and Keeping of You or What's Happening to My Body?
You've had enough of belly fat, cellulite and flabby arms? You want to easily lose excess body fat and have tons of fun at the same time? And all that without an expensive gym membership and with just one piece of equipment? Then this book will help you out! In this book you will learn how you can effectively train your entire body with only one Hula Hoop. So a toned body, a better posture and a slimmer waist will not just remain a dream, but become reality. YOUR reality. This is what you get: 50 HULA HOOP WORKOUTS - 50 fun workouts will ensure that you never get bored with hooping and that you will always stay motivated. FOR EVERY FITNESS LEVEL - Whether you're still a beginner or already an expert, this book has numerous workouts and exercises for every level of fitness. That way you won't be neither undertaxed nor overtaxed and you'll achieve optimal training results. SPECIAL WORKOUTS - legs, bums&tums-special, arms-special, fat-burning-extra and many more! The special workouts allow you to target and improve the problem zones of your body. INSTRUCTION FOR BEGINNERS - with the detailed step-by-step instruction you will master the basic movement in no time, even if start with no hooping-experience whatsoever. Also learn in this book what to look for when buying a hoop so you can avoid costly mistakes. WELL EXPLAINED - Every single exercise is explained to you in detail and illustrated with numerous pictures. No more questions will remain unanswered. Why Hula Hoop? A JACK OF ALL TRADES - With a hoop and the right exercises you can define and strengthen your entire body. Abdomen, legs, booty and upper body - every body part can be trained. ALWAYS READY - You can exercise immediately, whenever and wherever you want. This makes Hula Hoop perfect for busy moms and working people that have limited time! HAPPINESS HORMONES - With Hula hoop a good mood is guaranteed. Take your hoop and forget the everyday hassles! LOSE WEIGHT - Hooping tightens the skin and burns a lot of calories. And much more! Don't wait any longer and hoop yourself to your dream body. Click on "Buy now" and start your journey. Let's start hooping.
Willow has everything: a rich daddy, a pony and a place at a prestigious boarding school. Everything except the one thing she really wants: a father who cares enough to find her when she runs away from home. On the eve of her father’s wedding, Willow runs again into the unknown. Her mother was a circus performer and Willow longs to follow in her footsteps. But when all of her money is stolen and her only friend, a street performer called Suz, betrays her, Willow is left penniless and alone. So begins a gripping, exhilarating journey. Will Willow ever make it to the big top and find a place she can truly call home?
A Hula-Hooping moose, a badger with a bumblebee umbrella, a rabbit in a cashmere sweater, and a very wet bear star in this unpredictable and laugh-out-loud picture book in which having fun gets the best of a grumpy bear. It looks like a wet and dreary day for Bear and his trio of friends. How could he possibly have fun when he is soaked? But Badger, Rabbit, and Moose don't seem to mind. In fact, Moose can still hula hoop! And it looks like so much fun. Might Bear like to try? Here is a story that shows that fun is not dependent on sunshine and blue skies. In fact, it might be more fun to be soaked!