Golden smile, golden triumph will grab readers as they experience the thrilling path the popular gymnast from the fierce five took on her way to becoming olympic champion and. We meet our young protagonist, see the spark of talent and the flush of success, then obstacles are introduced, bringing our heroine down for a time, until. I liked how the book focused evenly on her life story and just werent all about the olympics. Threetime olympic gold medalist gabby douglas has become the third prominent american gymnast to claim that she was sexually abused by former us team doctor larry nassar. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. This is the story of 16yearold douglass eightyear dream to win. I had a lot of self doubt gabby douglas opens up about her complicated road to the olympics by rose minutaglio. Kid athletes goodreads meet your next favorite book. The gabby douglas story ebook 9780310740681 by gabby douglas, michelle burford. At the 2012 london olympics, gabby douglas made history, becoming the first african american to win gold in the. She brought usa multiple gold medals in olympic 2012 while being a part of united states women gymnastics team, which. Aug 6, 2016 the day gabby douglas won gold the day books for kids. Grace, gold, and glory by gabrielle douglas is an inspiring book. As a single mother, douglass mother works hard to support her daughters dream, financially and mentally.
Simone biles, gabby douglas, laurie hernandez, aly raisman, madison kocian by anthony curcio 2016, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. At just 14 years old, gymnast gabby douglas left behind her closeknit family in virginia beach, virginia, to train under liang chow, famed coach of olympic legend shawn johnson. Gabby douglas overcoming challenges gabriel douglas was born on december 31, 1995 in virginia beach, virginia her father timothy douglas wasnt really there, he wasnt in the picture, and he did not live up to her expectations. Gabby douglas s memoir chronicles a 16yearolds journey to the top the olympic champions autobiography highlights her road to gold, but it. Rio 2016 gymnastics final five coloring book for kids. Some of the worksheets for this concept are black history month project, the, role model icebreakers activities, activities for role models for girls, issue 4 student success 4, parent reminder, reading comprehension, the historical significance of general sir isaac brock part 1. A childrens biography and moonbeam childrens book award winner, gabby douglas. The day gabby douglas won gold the day books for kids. Its published by a christian publisher, and includes both scripture and gabby s personal account of how her familys faith saw her through difficult times including how her mothers prayers helped her recover from a serious illness as a baby. Gabby starts her life in the back of an black suv with a fatal blood disease. I read the book grace, gold, and gloryalso by douglas and wasnt impressed. She has two sisters, joyelle and arielle, and one brother, johnathan. Kid athletes is a beautifully illustrated young adult book which brings the reader into the growing up years of famous athletes. Gabby douglas and the us olympic womens gymnastics successes make a mom ponder going for parenting gold and the extreme sport it is to raise an olympian.
Gabby douglas favorite event music hobbies color biography. Dabby douglas with her brother jonathan douglas in november 2017. Gabby douglas was recently named associated presss female athlete of the year. Remember gabby douglas, olympic gymnast from the 2012 summer games. Also included is a brief look at gabbys father, who has been absent for much of her life. Gabby douglas dad hits back after being arrested for. She brought usa multiple gold medals in olympic 2012 while being a part of united states women gymnastics team, which earned the moniker fierce five among the worldwide fans. A children s biography and moonbeam children s book award winner, gabby douglas. Gabby douglas favorite event music hobbies color biography gabrielle christina victoria douglas is an american artistic gymnast who was born on december 31, 1995 in virginia beach, virginia. Displaying top 8 worksheets found for gabby douglas. Reviewed in the united kingdom on february 16, 2017. Gymnastics books, sheila, childhood memories, disney characters. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Olympic gymnast gabbrielle douglas doing it her way.
Raising the bar is an inspirational read about this first us gymnast to take home a team and an individual gold medal in the same olympics. Such as babe ruth who was a wild unruly kid who became baseballs home run king, peyton manning nfl quarterback, danica patrick race car driver, bobby orr hockey goalie. Gabby douglass memoir chronicles a 16yearolds journey to the. Gabrielle christina victoria gabby douglas is an american artistic gymnast. This blood disease causes her blood to thin and for her to lose weight every day. Simone biles, gabby douglas, laurie hernandez, aly raisman, madison kocian by anthony curcio nov 22, 2016 4. Young gabby was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder at infancy, and was so tiny and weak her family feared for. Kid athletes is a fun book about various athletes during their childhoods. Gabby douglas was a member of the fab five from the u. In july 2004, she left gymstrada and began training at excalibur gymnastics. The gabby douglas story, a tv movie about the gymnasts life. The story starts at the beginning and introduces the reader to gabbys family.
Her sister arielle, who had broken her wrist doing gymnastics, convinced their mother to let gabby start taking gymnastics classes. Gabrielle douglas was born in newport news, virginia and grew up in virginia beach, virginia, to parents timothy douglas and natalie hawkinsdouglas. Her childhood path to the olympics it might seem a little early soon to do a career retrospective on a 16yearold, but even as an 8yearold, gabby douglas. She is the youngest daughter of natalie hawkins and air force staff sergeant thomas douglas. Amazon web services scalable cloud computing services. Her sister arielle is a retired gymnast, a competitive cheerleader, and the first coach of gabby. Educators and parents may want to have students read these books for additional insights into gabby s. Readers get a glimpse of gabby s journey to becoming a gold medal olympian.
Best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics. In 2010at age 14she left her family and moved in with a host family in west des moines, iowa, where she started training with prominent coach liang chow. Everyone saw gabbys performance at the olympics, but in this novel. This biography profiles her childhood, life, career, achievements, and some fun facts.
Home services handpicked professionals happiness guarantee. In this novel, douglas reveals her story of discovering gymnastics and eventually training for the olympics. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. On august 2, the 16yearold virginia beach native became the fourth u. Gabby christina victoria douglas is an american gymnast. The book is available at major retailers in stores and online. Gabby douglas grew up in virginia beach, virginia, where she practiced gymnastics from age six.
The tales about about 10 pages long for each athlete and tell a story that helped get them to the place they are today as well known, successful athletes. Douglas grew up in virginia beach, virginia, where she practiced gymnastics from the age of six. Movies, tv shows and books on gabby douglas douglas released her autobiography grace, gold, and glory. Gabby douglas familyfathergabby douglas siblingsgabby douglas parents gabby was born in newport news, virginia to parents timothy douglas and natalie hawkinsdouglas. Gabby douglas shares the 25 things you dont know about her with us weekly. Aside from them, readers also get a look into her family life. This book offers a lot of interesting facts about gabby s life from her past and all that she has gone through. Douglas, who is in the process of being divorced by her mother, was first deployed when gabby was just nine years old, leaving ms hawkins to raise her four children on her own. Golden smile, golden triumph will grab readers as they experience the thrilling path the popular gymnast from the fierce five took on her way to becoming olympic champion and americas sweetheart. This is my second time reading her book, which highlights the sacrifices gabby s mother and family before simone biles, and after dominique dawes there came twotime olympic gold medalist, gabrielle douglas.
Gabrielle is the first woman of color of any nationality and the first africanamerican gymnast in olympic history to become the individual allaround champion. In october 2002, douglas began her training at gymstrada gymnastics in virginia beach, virginia. The gabby douglas story has just exactly the rhythm of an episode of behind the music. Simone biles, gabby douglas, laurie hernandez, aly raisman, madison kocian by anthony curcio paperback softback, 2016 at the best online prices at ebay. The gabby douglas story, a lifetime original movie, tells the re markable story. Gabby douglas biography, height, family, husband and. Gabby is the daughter of timothy douglas and natalie hawkins. Tori kosara has written many books for young children, including scholastic reader level 3. Gabby also became the first africanamerican woman to win first place on the individual all around. Gabby douglas overcoming challenges by paula chuquimarca. Still, the girl with the golden smile believed her sacrifice would someday lead her to olympic gold. Some of the athletes included are danica patrick, mohammad ali, bruce li, gabby douglas etc. At the 2012 london summer olympics, she won gold medals in both the team and individual allaround competitions. Gabby douglas mother sold her jewelry to help her daughter win gold medal.