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Gymnastics
Every four years, athletes gather to test their strength and speed against the world's best at the Summer Olympic Games. This updated series explains the most popular Olympic sporting events to young readers who are eager to watch the excitement. Includes a table of contents, Q&A boxes, glossary, further resources, and index. This updated book for elementary readers presents information about the history and rules of gymnastics featured at the Olympics, including artistic, rhythmic, and trampoline. Includes a table of contents, Q&A boxes, glossary, further resources, and index.
32 pages, Paperback
Published January 21, 2020
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February 23, 2022
Firstly: I loved the image of Laurie Hernadez on the cover. Even though she won Olympic silver on beam, I think her enormous artistry and talent was overlooked because of Simone Biles (who finished in third behind Hernandez) in Rio 2016.
Unfortunately—as I suspect is the case with many in-house-produced “information” books for kids—there were heaps of little mistakes. An example: the explanation of gymnastics qualification rounds and finals is completely back to front!
A US-centric book, some of the world’s greatest gymnastics countries were omitted to create a slightly odd narrative about who is “the best”. If this book was your introduction to the sport, you’d think only the USA and Japan have ever achieved things in any of the versions of the sport!
And I was personally offended on behalf of the gymnast on the balance beam whose picture was used. She was on her way down from a jump. Bent knees. Messy form. Surely people compiling a book could see that was an “outtake” photograph, and not the split leap image they would want to include.
I honestly think there are far better gymnastics books out there.
Unfortunately—as I suspect is the case with many in-house-produced “information” books for kids—there were heaps of little mistakes. An example: the explanation of gymnastics qualification rounds and finals is completely back to front!
A US-centric book, some of the world’s greatest gymnastics countries were omitted to create a slightly odd narrative about who is “the best”. If this book was your introduction to the sport, you’d think only the USA and Japan have ever achieved things in any of the versions of the sport!
And I was personally offended on behalf of the gymnast on the balance beam whose picture was used. She was on her way down from a jump. Bent knees. Messy form. Surely people compiling a book could see that was an “outtake” photograph, and not the split leap image they would want to include.
I honestly think there are far better gymnastics books out there.
September 16, 2019
A much better, updated version of Gymnastics. It has more stars that students know and discusses the many different types of gymnastics in the Olympics with updates including rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline.
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