Simone Biles: Gymnastics Star

by Lori Mortensen

Overview

Simone Biles is one of the country's best female athletes. Learn about her childhood, the challenges she has overcome, and this gymnast's greatest accomplishments. Get the inside scoop on her gold-medal-winning Olympic appearance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515797128
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2018
Series:	Women Sports Stars
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	547,164
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Lori Mortensen is a multi-published children’s author who writes fiction and nonfiction on all sorts of subjects. When she’s not plunking away at the keyboard, she enjoys making cheesy bread rolls, gardening, and hanging out with her family at their home in northern California.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Moment of Truth 4

Chapter 2 Backflips and Foster Care 8

Chapter 3 Perfection 14

Chapter 4 Mind Games 20

Chapter 5 Making History 24

Timeline 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

discusses Simone Biles’ rise to fame as a gymnastics star readers get the inside scoop on Simone Biles — from awards won to what motivates her to succeed learn more about the story behind her championship and Olympic appearances biography meets common core nonfiction text requirements back matter includes timeline, resources for further research, and index