Gym Rats: Basic Training: Volume 1 (Gym Rats Gymnastics Book Series) - Softcover

Farias, Mary Reiss

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0984340602 ISBN 13: 9780984340606

Publisher: IrisBlu Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Gym Rats is your gymnast's series!

Is it difficult to find chapter books that your gymnast finds realistic, entertaining and exciting, and at the same time teach valuable and worthwhile life lessons? From reading in the car on the way to practice and meets, to book reports, Gym Rats is your gymnast's series!

Meet Morgan and Madison, the Gym Rats!

"What if I bounce off my head?" All gymnasts can relate to Morgan as she works hard to get her round-off back handspring.Written by a successful gymnast of 17 years, coach, and gym owner, the Gym Rats Children's Book Series will score a 10 with your gymnast!

About this title

About the Author

The youngest of eleven children, Mary Reiss Farias grew up on a farm in Minnesota. At the age of five, she began gymnastics. Loving the sport, she continued at North Shore Gymnastics Association in Long Lake, Minnesota, until she graduated from high school. Good grades and a level 10 skill set earned her a scholarship to the University of Arizona in Tucson where she competed all four years of her eligibility. Mary then spent the next decades coaching. She and her husband, Marc, own Tucson Gymnastics Center in Tucson, Arizona.

From the Back Cover

It s time that there was a series about gymnastics for young gymnasts to read and enjoy. Author and former gymnast Mary Reiss has created a series that will motivate and educate the young gymnast in your life. Gym Rats: Basic Training is a great read for anyone that loves the sport of gymnastics. The Gym Rats series offers more than just inspirational stories about best friends and gymnasts, Morgan and Madison. Included in each illustrated book is the Coach s Corner where their coach gives tips on technique and the Drills to Skills section where drills are provided to help gymnasts master the fundamental skills discussed. A glossary at the end of each book defines important gymnastics terms used throughout the series. There is also have an interactive Website that corresponds with each book where readers can enter contests and submit their gymnastics stories.

Edition details

• Publisher: IrisBlu Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0984340602
• ISBN 13: 9780984340606
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Venne Janet
• Number of pages: 120