An illustrated introduction to the sport of gymnastics, including artistic gymnastics, sports acrobatics, trampolining, tumbling, and rhythmic gymnastics.
Katie is embarrassed that she is scared to do backward moves during her gymnastic routines, and her friends' efforts to help her just make things worse, but then she learns a secret from an unexpected source that helps her overcome her fears.
Dana is looking forward to her first competition and is counting on winning lots of ribbons, but then a talented new girl named Amanda comes to Coach Jody's gym, and Dana must learn an important lesson about being a part of a team.
Provides an overview of the sport's origins and evolution, presenting the scientific principles and concepts relevant to gymnastics, the biomechanics and physiology involved, and the elements of sports medicine uniquely associated with gymnasts.
Surveys the history, equipment, techniques, and safety aspects of gymnastics, including warm-ups, handsprings, and different apparatuses, and includes short biographies of top gymnasts, and a time line.
Simple text and color photographs present information on gymnastics, covering getting ready to do gymnastics, on the mat, using the balance beam, and more.
