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Gymnastics Books

Picture Books | Easy Readers | Fiction | Nonfiction

Picture Books

Katherine Holabird.  Angelina and Alice

Angelina and her best friend Alice discover the importance of teamwork when their acrobatics are the hit of the gymnastics show at the village fair.

Marc Brown.  D. W. Flips

D.W., a young aardvark, discovers that lots of practice eventually helps her master the new routine in her gymnastics class.

Kathryn Lasky.  Tumble Bunnies

Feeling inept in the team sports scheduled for his school's Gymboree, Clyde the rabbit develops his own event, a freestyle tumbling routine with a dazzling move called the "twirly burly."

Easy Readers

Lillian Hoban.  Arthur's Birthday Party

Arthur the chimpanzee is determined to be the best all-around gymnast at his gymnastics birthday party.

Phylliss Adams.  Pippin at the Gym

At the gym Pippin the elf tires everyone else out before he finally gets tired himself.

Fiction

Megan Stine.  Dream Team

Misty (Mary-Kate) and Amber (Ashley) are sent to Rome to find out why the Hipslovan gymanstics team is able to perform super-human flips, jumps, and vaults.

Constance Foland.  Flying High, Pogo!

Twelve-year-old Pogo has her hands full trying to earn money for gymnastics camp, making up with her best friend, caring for her baby stepsister, and helping her mother succeed in business.

Gertrude Chandler Warner.  The Gymnastics Mystery

The Aldens try to help a visiting Russian gymnast who is surrounded by mysterious people and events and who seems to have a secret.

Alice Alfonsi.  High-Five

Lizzie discovers that she has a talent for rhythmic gymnastics.

Susan Korman.  Megan's Balancing Act

Megan discovers the thrill of being a gymnast with star talent.

Nonfiction

Julie Jensen.  Beginning Gymnastics

Covers the history, equipment and basic techniques of gymnastics, as well as competitions and performances.

Christine Morley.  The Best Book of Gymnastics

An illustrated introduction to the sport of gymnastics, including artistic gymnastics, sports acrobatics, trampolining, tumbling, and rhythmic gymnastics.

Richard Huff.  The Composite Guide to Gymnastics

Discusses the history of gymnastics and the development of different gymnastic events that are part of Olympic competition.

Anita Ganeri.  First Day at Gymnastics

Follows a young girl through her first day at gymnastics school.

Bobbie Kalman.  Gymnastics in Action

Get in the game with Crabtree's exciting series on some of children's favorite sports.

Linda Wallenberg Bragg.  Gymnastics

Provides information about participating in gymnastics, including the history, equipment, skills, and practice necessary.

Christin Ditchfield.  Gymnastics

Describes the history, equipment, events, and scoring of gymnastics.

Joe Herran.  Gymnastics

Learn about essential moves and more advanced techniques of this challenging sport.

Joan Jackman.  Gymnastics

Explores every aspect of gymnastics including clothing, warming up, apparatuses, balances, rolls and rolling, headstands and handstands, tumbling, and vaulting.

Naia Bray-Moffatt.  I Love Gymnastics

Follow Hannah and her gymnastics class as they learn new skills.