National Geographic Readers: Gymnastics (Level 2)

by Sarah Wassner Flynn

Overview

Read along with National Geographic! From somersaults and backflips on the floor to aerial moves, mounts, and dismounts on bars and beams, kids will learn all about gymnastics history, events, and competitions. Kids will also love reading about how athletes train, how events are judged and scored, and different levels of competitions and awards. Level 2 text provides accessible yet wide-ranging information for independent readers. The expert-vetted text, along with brilliant photos and a fun approach to reading, have proved to be a winning formula with kids, parents, and educators.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781426338151
Publisher:	Disney Press
Publication date:	06/22/2021
Series:	Readers
Sold by:	DISNEY PUBLISHING WORLDWIDE -EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	40 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

SARAH WASSNER FLYNN has authored several children's nonfiction books for National Geographic. Her most recent titles include Weird But True Know It All: Greek Mythology; This Book is Cute!; The Ultimate Book of Sharks; This Book Stinks!: Gross Garbage, Rotten Rubbish, and the Science of Trash; Awesome 8 Extreme; 1,000 Facts About the White House; Animal Records; and Awesome 8. She has also contributed to the New York Times best-selling National Geographic Kids Almanac as well as the popular Weird But True! book series, including Weird But True! Gross, Weird But True! Food, and Weird But True! Christmas. A competitive amateur triathlete, Flynn has earned All-American honors from USA Triathlon for four years in a row, placing 7th in the nation at the Olympic distance for her age group in 2017. Also in 2017, she qualified to represent Team USA at three different World Championships (Olympic distance, 70.3, and Aquathlon).

Table of Contents

Flipping Out! 4

Jump Hack in Time 6

All-Around Fun! 10

7 Cool Facts About Gymnastics 18

In Training 20

Get in Gear 26

In It to Win It 28

Quiz Whiz 30

Glossary 32

Editorial Reviews

08/01/2021

K-Gr 3—An engaging nonfiction easy reader for anyone interested in learning about the sport of gymnastics, this book provides basic information and vivid photographs. It starts with a short narrative that describes what readers may see in a gym that hosts gymnasts and then quickly takes them back in time to explain the history of the sport. The brief and simple chapters are then broken down into fun titles such as "In It to Win It" and "Get in Gear" and thoroughly explaining the terminology, different events in the sport, as well as the type of training and commitment needed. Each page has attractive bubbles that include a term and definition, fact, or even a question-and-answer that is a fun gymnastics joke. It is a solid easy reader as difficult words are phonetically spelled out to assist readers and the terminology is defined and made easily accessible. There is a simple "Quiz Whiz" in the back to assess comprehension of the story. VERDICT Highly recommended for easy reader nonfiction sections, this is a solid introduction to reading nonfiction text or research for a project.—Kristen Todd-Wurm, Middle Country P.L., NY

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