2 Year Monthly Planner 2020-2021 (2020 - 2021 Two Year Monthly Calendar Planner 8.5 X 11, #8)
by Nine Journal
OLYMPIAN, WORLD CHAMPION RUNNER AND IRISH SPORTING LEGEND ‘Sonia walked to the start line with the other athletes, her tummy full of butterflies. She could feel the eyes of the crowd upon them. Sixty-five thousand people, all here to watch their race. She had dreamt about this moment for so long, and now it was here.’ As a little girl, playing with her friends in Cobh, Co. Cork, Sonia O’Sullivan was known as the fastest runner. When she joined a running club and started to win races, she began...
Jesse Owens (Sports immortals)
by William R. Sanford and Carl R. Green
A biography of the noted black track star, whose record-breaking performances in college and in the 1936 Berlin Olympics assured him a place in sports history.
DK Readers 1:First Day at Gymnastics Paper
Running (21st Century Skills Library: Real World Math) (Real World Math: Sports)
by Katie Marsico and Cecilia Minden
Olly is desperate to beat his arch-enemy, Spiro, in the boys' athletics festival - but he's never managed it before! Can he find a way to run like the wind and be the champion?
Every step forward is a victory. Fauja Singh was born determined. He was also born with legs that wouldn’t allow him to play cricket with his friends or carry him to school miles from his village in Punjab. But that didn’t stop him. Working on his family’s farm, Fauja grew stronger to meet his own full potential. He never stopped striving. At the age of 81, after a lifetime of making his body, mind, and heart stronger, Fauja decided to run his first marathon. He went on to break records all ar...
Terry Fox (Little People, Big Dreams)
by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Marion Jones (Sports Stars (Children's Press Paper))
by Mark Alan Stewart
Grace, Gold, and Glory My Leap of Faith
by Gabrielle Douglas and Michelle Burford
The inspiring autobiography from Gabrielle Douglas-the first African-American gymnast in Olympic history to become the individual All-Around champion-revealing her journey from the time she first entered a gym to her gold-medal-winning performances.In the 2012 London Olympics, US gymnast Gabrielle Douglas stole hearts and flew high as the All-Around Gold Medal winner and the brightest star of the US gold-medal-winning women's gymnastics team. That same year, Gabrielle was also named the 2012 Spo...
Individual Sports at the Paralympics (Paralympic Sports)
by Matt Bowers
What You Never Knew about Simone Biles (Behind the Scenes Biographies)
by Helen Cox Cannons
Easy Biographies: Jim Thorpe
by Santrey Laurence and Laurence Santrey
If you're mad about gymnastics, this book will help you make the most of your favourite sport. Find out how to perfect your vaults and landings, as well as expand in to different areas such as acrobatics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampolining!
Meet Shannon Miller who tells you how she became a champion. Then with the help of dynamic photographs and tips from the top young gymnasts reveal the secrets of their skills and agilities. Explore with them and discover gymnastics from how to get started to taking part in competitions.
First Sport is a simple, fun series that gives young readers a first look at popular sports and pastimes. Equipment, basic rules and keeping safe are all looked at, as well as learning more advanced skills and taking part in competitions. First Sport: Gymnastics describes what it takes to be a top gymnast. Find out all about basic and more advanced moves and learn about the apparatus, including the beam and high bar.
Comprehensive photographic guides to playing and enjoying the world's top sports. Whether you are taking part or just watching, badminton is an exciting and dramatic sport. Discover all you need to know about it, from training to playing, while profiles and stats tell you more about the world's greatest players.