gymnastics for girls

Jump into your leotard and join Jenny as she wobbles her way through her first gymnastics class.

Jump into your leotard and join Jenny as she wobbles her way through her first gymnastics class.

Discusses gymnastics athletic programs for girls, building strength and flexibility, safety, and gymnastics events.

Investigates the destructive side of women's elite competition in gymnastics and figure skating, exposing such problems as eating disorders, stunted growth, and debilitating injuries. 'Concludes that abusive coaches and intense pressure from parents are often to blame.

Photographs and simple text describe all the things that a seven-year-old girl enjoys about gymnastics.

Introduces the basics of girls' gymnastics, including step-by-step instructions in the vault, floor exercise, uneven parallel bars, and the balance beam; tips on training and conditioning; and information about meets and competition.

Investigates the destructive side of women's elite competition in gymnastics and figure skating, exposing such problems as eating disorders, stunted growth, and debilitating injuries. Concludes that abusive coaches and intense pressure from parents are often to blame.

Introduces the basics of girls' gymnastics, including step-by-step instructions in the vault, floor exercise, uneven parallel bars, and the balance beam; tips on training and conditioning; and information about meets and competition.

Photographs and text describe Jenny's first day in a gymnastics class.