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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Sports & outdoor recreation > Track & field sports, athletics > General
A delight for all lovers of rhymed poetry and gymnastics, Gymmy
the Owl and His Friends offers children and parents entertaining
and amusing poems and useful information about gymnastics and
gymnastics terminology. Author Vladimir Zaglada, who worked at the
highest levels of Soviet gymnastics during its heyday, created
Gymmy and his friends as a way of introducing young children and
their parents to the world of gymnastics. Readers of any age will
be drawn in by his parallels between the natural abilities of
animals and the skills humans must work hard to develop in order to
perform gymnastics feats. Gymmy the Owl makes learning fun by
following each humorous rhymed tale with a small dose of important
information and key gymnastics terminology. Illustrator Katya
Korobkina brings to life a charming community of "Nature's
Gymnasts."
At just 14 years old, gymnast Gabby Douglas left behind her
close-knit family in Virginia Beach, Virginia, to train under Liang
Chow, famed coach of Olympic legend Shawn Johnson. The move to Iowa
was not an easy decision for the focused teenager. For many months,
she suffered serious bouts of homesickness. Still, the girl with
the golden smile believed her sacrifice would someday lead her to
Olympic gold. A children's biography and Moonbeam Children's Book
Award Winner, Gabby Douglas: Golden Smile, Golden Triumph will grab
readers as they experience the thrilling path the popular gymnast
from the Fierce Five took on her way to becoming Olympic Champion
and America's Sweetheart.
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