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Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Olympic gymnast Simone Biles! Biles's life story is examined from her childhood in Texas where she began gymnastics at age six, through ten World Championships on the way to being chosen for the women's gymnastics team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she won four gold and one bronze medals. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky! Ledecky's life story is examined from her childhood in Maryland where she began swimming at age six, to three US Junior Championships. Learn about Ledecky's Olympic career in the London and Rio de Janeiro games throughout which she won five gold and one silver medals."--
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez! Hernandez's life story is examined from her childhood in New Jersey where she began gymnastics at age five, to the 2015 US Junior Titleon the way to being chosen for the women's gymnastics team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she won one gold and one silver medal. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps! Phelps's life story is examined from his childhood in Maryland where he began swimming at age eleven on his way to five world championships. Learn about Phelps's Olympic career in the Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio de Janeiro games throughout which he won 23 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze medals."--
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