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Author: Ellen Aim
Publisher: Creative Media Publishing
Published: 2016-05-19
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 9781938438868
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"On August 2, 2012, American Gabby Douglas won the Olympic all-around gymnastics gold medal while also capturing the hearts of the world. Packed with beautiful, colorful illustrations, The Day Gabby Douglas Won Gold will surely inspire young readers as they relive the moment when the gymnast's dream came true."
Author: Joanne Mattern
Publisher: Randy's Corner: Day by Day wit
Published: 2013-09-30
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781612284514
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProfiles the Olympic gymnast, describing her accomplishments at the 2012 Olympic Games, dedication to gymnastics, and activities since the Olympics.
Author: Jon M. Fishman
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
Published: 2017-08-01
Total Pages: 33
ISBN-13: 1541507169
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough she's just 4 feet, 11 inches tall, Gabby Douglas made a larger-than-life impact on the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Gabby dominated the gymnastics all-around competition with her flawless execution and amazingly high flips, winning gold by a landslide. In early 2012, this pint-sized powerhouse was ready to quit gymnastics for good, but she kept going. Competing at the Olympics at just sixteen years old, she became the best female gymnast in the world. Read about this incredible athlete's journey from Virginia Beach to London gold.
Author: Tori Kosara
Publisher: Scholastic Reference
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780545556743
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEverything you ever wanted to know about the gymnast who captivated a nation during the 2012 Summer Olympics. Gabby Douglas became the first African American to win gold in the individual all-around event. She also won a team gold medal with teammates Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, McKayla Maroney and Jordyn Wieber, now known as the Fab 5. Learn all about Gabby's early life and road to becoming a gold medal Olympian in this full-colour photographic biography.
Author: Ellen Aim
Publisher: Creative Media Publishing
Published: 2016-05-19
Total Pages: 55
ISBN-13: 1938438876
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn August 2, 2012, American Gabby Douglas won the Olympic all-around gymnastics gold medal while also capturing the hearts of the world. Packed with beautiful, colorful illustrations, The Day Gabby Douglas Won Gold will surely inspire young readers as they relive the moment when the gymnast’s dream came true.
Author: Gabby Douglas
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780310740704
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Olympic gold medalist shares the story of her life and how the people in her life helped to allow her to persevere and reach her dreams.
Author: Joan Ryan
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2013-04-03
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 0307828557
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA sports reporter investigates the training of girls as professional gymnasts and figure skaters, arguing that the pressure to succeed and to look beautiful results in mental and physical harm, from eating disorders to psychological trauma.
Author: Kim Washburn
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Published: 2012-05-22
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 0310413524
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDominique Dawes made history as the first African American woman to win an individual Olympic medal, and her trailblazing story is presented in Heart of a Champion, a biography perfect for readers eight and up, and anyone interested in learning about one of the greatest gymnasts in American history. Long before Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles entered a gym, Dominique Dawes was a young African American girl focused on her dream—and nothing would stop her from reaching it. Although the odds were against her, by the time she was nineteen years old she stood on an Olympic podium to receive a historic gold medal in women’s gymnastics, as well as numerous other impressive accolades—including medals in a record three Olympics—over her long career. Discover how her faith in God and hard work led her to become one of the top gymnasts in the world. Let her story and her motto of “determination, dedication, and desire” encourage you to become all you can be, in competition and in life. Heart of a Champion: includes a special note from Dominique Dawes contains quotes from and photos of Dominique that follow her life from childhood to her work with President Obama and Michelle Obama on physical fitness is perfect for school reports and assignments is an inspiring story for gymnastics fans as well as anyone with a dream
Author: Krystyna Poray Goddu
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Published: 2016-01-01
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1467796441
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen did Wilma begin to run? What was the first important race she ever won? Cub Reporter interviews her to find out! Learn how Wilma overcame polio and became the first American woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games. Readers will see how to use interviewing skills and journalistic questions to reveal the story behind a famous American.
Author: Dvora Meyers
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2017-07-11
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1501101595
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn exciting and insightful account of the controversial world of gymnastics, the recent changes of the scoring system, and why those changes will drive American gymnasts to the top of the sport in the twenty-first century.
