Gemma the Gymnastics Fairy (Rainbow Magic: Sports Fairies Series #7)

by Daisy Meadows

Overview

The Sports Fairies' magical items are missing, and now the Fairy Olympics are going all wrong! This is our ninth group of Rainbow Magic fairies; all seven books will be released at once.

It's an exciting time in Fairyland. Everyone is getting ready for the Fairy Olympics! But Jack Frost's goblins have stolen the Sports Fairies' magic objects. Now they're threatening to take over the whole competition!

Gemma the Gymnastics Fairy's magic hoop is missing. Do Kirsty and Rachel have all the right moves to get it back? Or will the goblins trip them up?

Find the enchanted object in each book, and help keep the Fairyland Olympics magical!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545202589
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	04/01/2010
Series:	Rainbow Magic: Sports Fairies Series , #7
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 7.62(h) x 0.24(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Daisy Meadows has written over one hundred books for children. Her RAINBOW MAGIC series is a New York Times bestseller!

Editorial Reviews

It is the eve of the Fairy Olympics. One last magical object, a gymnastics hoop, is still in the possession of Jack Frost's goblins. The goblins have stolen the hoop and other magical sports objects because holding them will allow the goblins to become artificially talented at the sport during the Fairy Olympics, netting them unearned victories. If all the magical objects are not returned to the Sports Fairies to whom they belong by the opening of the games, safety, fair-play and fun will be compromised in both the fairy and human worlds. Humans Kirsty and Rachel help the fairies reclaim the last stolen object by discovering the goblins practicing with the magical gymnastics hoop in their school gym. The girls pose as gymnastics coaches and trick the goblins into giving the hoop back just in time for the start of the Fairy Olympics. With its cast of forgettable characters and a predictable, nonsensical plot, this book will probably not find a permanent home on many young readers' shelves. Though it is the final book in the series, this volume strives to be a stand-alone title and those who have read the other six books may find Meadows' efforts to bring new readers up to speed tedious. However, with a substantial word count and a good mix of common and new words, this book could be a vehicle to engage younger girls interested in sports and/or fairies, thereby improving overall reading skills. Reviewer: Bethany Miller Cole

Children's Literature - Bethany Miller Cole