Who is Simone Biles? /
Loh, Stefanie,
Who is Simone Biles? / by Stefanie Loh ; illustrated by Joseph J.M. Qiu. - 49 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. - Who is...? . - Who HQ now .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-49).
Who Is Simone Biles? -- From Ohio to Texas -- Finding gymnastics -- Rising up the ranks -- Becoming an Olympian -- Looking out for herself -- Timelines.
In 2021, Simone Biles shocked the world when she pulled out of the Tokyo Olympic Games after experiencing the 'twisties'--a scary feeling during which gymnasts lose control of their bodies while mid-air. Audiences had expected Simone to dominate these games. With seven Olympic medals, twenty-five World Championships medals, and four gymnastic skills named after her, she is considered to be the G.O.A.T. of women's gymnastics. That summer, however, Simone became more than just a legendary athlete. She became an advocate for mental health and protecting yourself even when the world is watching.
7.0 3-6 1120L Lexile
9780593521762 9780593521779 9781668883341 0593521773 0593521765 1668883341 9781339042916
Biles, Simone, 1997- --Juvenile literature.
Biles, Simone, 1997-
Women gymnasts--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
Gymnasts--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African American women Olympic athletes--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women--Biography.
Gymnasts.
Olympic athletes.
African Americans--Biography.
Women--Biography.
Biographies.
GV460.2.B55 / L65 2023
796.44 LOH B
Who is Simone Biles? / by Stefanie Loh ; illustrated by Joseph J.M. Qiu. - 49 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. - Who is...? . - Who HQ now .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-49).
Who Is Simone Biles? -- From Ohio to Texas -- Finding gymnastics -- Rising up the ranks -- Becoming an Olympian -- Looking out for herself -- Timelines.
In 2021, Simone Biles shocked the world when she pulled out of the Tokyo Olympic Games after experiencing the 'twisties'--a scary feeling during which gymnasts lose control of their bodies while mid-air. Audiences had expected Simone to dominate these games. With seven Olympic medals, twenty-five World Championships medals, and four gymnastic skills named after her, she is considered to be the G.O.A.T. of women's gymnastics. That summer, however, Simone became more than just a legendary athlete. She became an advocate for mental health and protecting yourself even when the world is watching.
7.0 3-6 1120L Lexile
9780593521762 9780593521779 9781668883341 0593521773 0593521765 1668883341 9781339042916
Biles, Simone, 1997- --Juvenile literature.
Biles, Simone, 1997-
Women gymnasts--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
Gymnasts--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African American women Olympic athletes--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women--Biography.
Gymnasts.
Olympic athletes.
African Americans--Biography.
Women--Biography.
Biographies.
GV460.2.B55 / L65 2023
796.44 LOH B