| Description |
48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 26 cm. |
| Series |
Sports for fun! |
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Sports for fun!
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| Contents |
Ground rules: Introduction: Let's get rolling! -- Welcome to the gym: On the floor -- Types of gymnastics: What's your game? -- Get in gear: Suiting up -- Coaches: Show me how -- Take your positions: Getting started -- Basic moves: Rolls, handstands, and cartwheels -- Main event: On the balance beam: Walking the tightrope -- On the uneven bars: Flying high -- On the pommel horse: Hands on -- On the rings: Power up -- On the parallel bars: Perfect balance -- On the horizontal bar: Swing and circle -- On the vaulting horse: Up and over -- Floor exercises: Fancy feats -- People, places, and fun: Workouts: Practice makes perfect -- Meets: At the competitions -- Teamwork: One for all -- Gymnast biographies: Gymnastic giants -- Gymnastics timeline: What happened when? -- Trivia: Gymnastics gallery -- Quick reference guide: Gymnastics words to know -- Glossary: Other words to know -- Where to learn more -- Index. |
| Summary |
Describes the sport of gymnastics and presents information on the basic equipment, practice, coaching, and competition. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.7 1.0 71517. |
| Subject |
Gymnastics -- Juvenile literature.
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Gymnastics.
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| ISBN |
0756504872 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780756504878 hardcover alkaline paper |
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