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Epic Athletes
Epic Athletes: Simone Biles
In Epic Athletes: Simone Biles, celebrated sports journalist Dan Wetzel scores a perfect ten with this uplifting young reader's biography of gold medal gymnast Simone Biles!
Featuring comic-style illustrations from Marcelo Baez!
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Simone Biles dazzled gymnastics fans across the globe with each jaw-dropping flip, twist, and dismount. Her record-breaking performance catapulted her to the top of the sport, and she quickly became a hero to young people.
But well before Simone faced Olympic trials on the balance beam and rings, she confronted real-life challenges as a kid, as she moved in and out of foster care. With the support and love of her grandparents, plus her unwavering drive to make history on the ultimate stage in sports, she grew into an incredible role model and activist--and one of the greatest athletes of our time.
Filled with sports action and bold comic-style illustrations, this inspiring biography recounts the incredible life of a world class gymnast.
Praise for Epic Athletes:
* "Wetzel knows how to organize the facts and tell a good story. . . an unusually informative and enjoyable sports biography for young readers." --Booklist, STARRED review of Epic Athletes: Stephen Curry
Featuring comic-style illustrations from Marcelo Baez!
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Simone Biles dazzled gymnastics fans across the globe with each jaw-dropping flip, twist, and dismount. Her record-breaking performance catapulted her to the top of the sport, and she quickly became a hero to young people.
But well before Simone faced Olympic trials on the balance beam and rings, she confronted real-life challenges as a kid, as she moved in and out of foster care. With the support and love of her grandparents, plus her unwavering drive to make history on the ultimate stage in sports, she grew into an incredible role model and activist--and one of the greatest athletes of our time.
Filled with sports action and bold comic-style illustrations, this inspiring biography recounts the incredible life of a world class gymnast.
Praise for Epic Athletes:
* "Wetzel knows how to organize the facts and tell a good story. . . an unusually informative and enjoyable sports biography for young readers." --Booklist, STARRED review of Epic Athletes: Stephen Curry
- GenresNonfiction
160 pages, Hardcover
Published March 17, 2020
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November 16, 2021
I love these biographies of athletes. My students will often love one of them and go on to read the others.
This book is of course, about the incredible gymnast athlete Simone Biles. It begins with her difficult upbringing, living in foster homes and dealing with an addicted mother and absent father. All the books in this series, including this one, then spend most of the book describing the training and process which made the athlete great.. For students, who often want life to be easy, it is nice for them to be reminded of the hard work people have done to get to where they are. Throughout the book and at the end, there are graphic novel narratives.
This book is of course, about the incredible gymnast athlete Simone Biles. It begins with her difficult upbringing, living in foster homes and dealing with an addicted mother and absent father. All the books in this series, including this one, then spend most of the book describing the training and process which made the athlete great.. For students, who often want life to be easy, it is nice for them to be reminded of the hard work people have done to get to where they are. Throughout the book and at the end, there are graphic novel narratives.
November 29, 2022
Not quite as well written as the Serena Williams book, but still informational.
August 10, 2024
This is the best sports book ever! You have to read it!
November 12, 2021
Quotes from GMA and Today shows...kind of strange to read in a book
Her story is FANTASTIC!
Her story is FANTASTIC!
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