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  • I Am Simone Biles

I Am Simone Biles

Author
Brad Meltzer
Illustrator
Christopher Eliopoulos
Publication Date
October 28, 2025
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
I Am Simone Biles
This title will be released on October 28, 2025
Description

Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, joins the ranks of this New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World picture book biography series about heroes, for ages 5 to 9.

At age eight, Simone Biles began working with a gymnastics trainer, and by fifteen she was competing in a national championship--and winning best all-around. Before she turned twenty, she was an Olympic gold medalist on her way to becoming the best gymnast the world has ever seen. And through it all, Simone has been a role model for bravely opening up about her mental health struggles, knowing when to take a break, and always finding the strength to try again.

This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big.

Included in each book are:

- A timeline of key events in the hero's history
- Photos that bring the story more fully to life
- Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable
- Childhood moments that influenced the heroes
- Facts that make great conversation-starters
- A virtue these heroes embody: This book highlights Simone's perseverance and grit.

You'll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!

Publication date
October 28, 2025
Genre
Non-fiction
Page Count
40
ISBN-13
9780593533482
Lexile Measure
530
Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
Series
Ordinary People Change the World
BISAC categories
JNF018010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
JNF054060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Gymnastics
Library of Congress categories
Biographies
United States
Graphic novels
Biography
Mental health
African American women athletes
Women gymnasts
Biles, Simone
Women Olympic athletes
African American women Olympic athletes
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Brad Meltzer
Brad Meltzer is the New York Times bestselling author of Heroes for My Son, Heroes for My Daughter, The Nazi Conspiracy, and a number of suspense novels like The Lightning Rod. He also helped find the missing 9/11 flag with his is History Channel television show Brad Meltzer's Lost History. He lives in Florida with his wife and their three children.

Christopher Eliopoulos has worked on thousands of comics, including the graphic novels Cosmic Commandos and Monster Mayhem. He is the author/illustrator of the picture books The Yawns Are Coming!, The Giggles Are Coming!, A Little Emotional, and The Imaginoodles. He and his wife are parents to identical twin sons.
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