People in the News - Dominique Moceanu [Hardcover]

Deanne Durrett (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Series: People in the News

In this biography, the author follows Dominque Moceanu's career from her birth to her conquest of gymnastics and the hearts of fans worldwide.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 5-8-This book focuses on the gymnast's career under coach Bela Karolyi more than on her personal life (though her strenuous schedule does not allow for much of a personal life) and draws heavily on her autobiography (Bantam, 1996). Durrett provides details of her subject's early childhood and includes her recent "split" from her parents. The author reveals a family devoted (in the strongest sense) to Dominique's career. As former gymnasts themselves, the girl's parents, "...made a commitment to each other that their first born child would be an athlete, a gymnast...." Family lore recounts that before Dominique could walk, her parents placed her fists around a clothesline and let her hang on until she fell (they stood by to catch her). Dark and poorly reproduced black-and-white photos show Dominique, Karolyi, and other Olympic gymnasts, yet pictures of the athlete's family are notably absent. Some pictures seem out of place, such as the one of Karolyi in the first chapter when Dominique trains under LaFleur. Those interested in gymnastics will enjoy the detailed account of competitions, routines, scoring, etc., and may glean an appreciation for what it takes to become an Olympic champion.-Laura Glaser, Euless Junior High School, TX

Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Review

"This volume will be useful in libraries where celebrity biographies are in demand."
-- School Library Journal (March 2003) (School Library Journal )

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover: 111 pages
• Publisher: Lucent Books; 1 edition (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560060999
• ISBN-13: 978-1560060994
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,056,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An Okay Book, August 19, 1999

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[e-mail] (Missouri, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: People in the News - Dominique Moceanu (Hardcover)

The book basically review Dominique's life. It was like all the other books (Gymnastics Sensation and An American Champion). But if you collect book..it's a good gym book. But if your just looking for something to read don't buy it..go to your library and check it out.

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay, March 12, 2003

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StarGymnast (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: People in the News - Dominique Moceanu (Hardcover)

This was basically another biography of Dominique Moceanu, but most of the information was from the other two books about her which are American Champion and Gymnastics Sensation, since the author got most of her sources from those two books. It was pretty good, but not for a die-hard Dominique fan. Something cool about this book was that it told about Dominique's life after the '96 Olympics. The pictures were nice too, but I wish they were in color. I guess anyone who has never read anything about Dominique would find it interesting.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for fans who want to know more on what happened, July 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: People in the News - Dominique Moceanu (Hardcover)

This si a book good for any ages. It goes over everything that happened to Dominique and her Dad it says how Dominiques Mom wasnt really involved. And how they get back togteher