Product Description: Gabby Douglas amazed people at the 2012 Summer Olympics, as she helped Team USA win a gold medal before making history as the first African-American to win a gold medal in the individual all-around event. Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and engaging text draw reluctant readers in to the fascinating life of this historic Olympic champion! Readers will learn about Douglas’s family background, her early interest in gymnastics, and her move to Iowa at age 14 to train with famed coach Liang Chow, leading up to her gold-medal performance at the 2012 Summer Olympics...read more

Product Description: 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...read more

Carly Patterson, a sixteen-year-old gymnastics champion, describes her journey from cartwheeling in her backyard to standing on the winner's podium in Athens, Greece.

Looks at the career of Carly Patterson, a gymnast from the United States who won several medals in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Relates the story of sixteen-year-old gymnastics champion Carly Patterson, describing her training and her preparations for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

Relates the story of twin brothers Paul and Morgan Hamm, gymnasts who competed at the Sydney Olympic games in 2000, and describes their training and preparation for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

This photo essay captures the dedication and devotion of eight-year-old gymnast McKenzie Foster as she trains with her coach, practices her routine, gives a television interview, and more.

Provides an account of the development of the United States' youngest Olympic gold medal winner in gymnastics, with quotes from her coaches, parents, teammates, and competitors

Discusses the personal life and gymnastics career of the youngest member of the U.S. women's gymnastics team that won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta

The Olympic champion gymnast describes the attitudes, training, discipline, and behavior that made it possible to win a gold medal at the 1996 games, and suggests ways to adapt the same approaches to achieve successs

Presents a biography of the first American gymnast of Latino heritage to win an Olympic gold medal (view table of contents)

The life story of Shannon Miller covers her toddler antics that led to her enrollment in gymnastics, her scholastic achievements and service awards, her world championships, and her Olympic medal-winning performances. Original. (view table of contents)

This post-Olympics update on the world of gymnastics focuses on the career, training, and enthusiasm of Mary Lou Retton and profiles other new gymnasts with the courage to attempt new stunts and an unwavering dedication to the sport

Traces sixteen-year-old Mary Lou Retton's gymnastic career from its beginning, to her spectacular five Olympic medals in 1984, to her hopes for the 1988 Olympics

The story of this Olympic champion, whose amazing prowess is matched by her irrepressible enthusiasm, also recalls the accomplishments of her talented teammates and the gold-winning men's gymnastics team

The inspiring story of the woman whose perfect score on the difficult full back-somersault made her the first American woman to win an individual gymnastics medal in Olympic competition

The inspiring story of the woman whose perfect score on the difficult full back-somersault made her the first American woman to win an individual gymnastics medal in Olympic competition

In the five years that she has been training as a gymnast, Leslie Russo has grown from a shy novice to a seasoned performer, a determined perfectionist with a fierce competitive spirit

Calls attention to Cathy Rigby's early interest in gymnastics, her performance in international competition, and her decision to become a professional