TY - GEN AU - Gray, Karlin AU - Davenier, Christine. TI - Nadia: the girl who couldn“t sit still SN - 9780544319608 U1 - 920 PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Houghton Mifflin N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - Nadia Comaneci was a feisty and fearless little girl who went from climbing trees in the forests of Romania to swinging into history at the 1976 Olympic Games, where she received an unprecedented seven perfect scores in gymnastics. But as readers will see in this first-ever illustrated picture book about Nadia's journey to Olympic gold, the road from small-town girl to world-class athlete was full of many imperfect moments. Expert illustrations that capture the energy and fluidity of Nadia's exuberant gymnastic routines and referential back matter round out this inspirational story of determination and overcoming adversity. A perfect 10 UR - 000034/000034fa.jpg ER -