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41) Fun Facts about the Summer and Winter Olympic Games - Sports Book Grade 3 Children's Sports & Outdoo
Author
Publisher
Speedy Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
42) Gymnastic events
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book presents facts, stories, and historical and current records for the Olympic Games' artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline.
46) Going for gold!
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Profiles notable Olympic athletes who overcame the odds to win gold medals, including Jesse Owens, Shelley Mann, and Kerri Strug.
47) Olympics
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book highlights the most amazing stars and the greatest feats of the Olympic games, including Jesse Owens and the 1980 U.S. hockey team.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Briefly discusses the international competition in winter sports, beginning with the Nordic Games in 1908, and describes some of the sports involved, including skiing, ice hockey, skating, and bobsledding.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Profiles the American basketball team in the 1936 Olympics in Nazi-controlled Germany. While Hitler considered the event little more than a chance to prove German athletic superiority, the Americans fought against a pervading belief that America should boycott the games, and rampant anti-Semitism both at home and abroad, succeeding against all odds. Discusses the team, the games they played, and their enduring legacy.
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
"Chronicle of the Olympics is a comprehensive record of the last 100 years of the modern Olympic Games. Organized chronologically, the book takes an in-depth look at each Summer and Winter Games in turn." "Chronicle of the Olympics is also an excellent instant reference source, featuring a complete listing of all the competitive events and medalists since the beginning of the Games." "More than 100,000 words chart the complete story of the Olympic...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A detailed look at the history of the Olympic Games, from their origins in Ancient Greece, through their rebirth in nineteenth century France, to the present, highlighting the contributions of individuals to the Games' success and popularity.
Publisher
Welbeck
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Featuring stunning photographs and artefacts from the archive of the Olympic Museum, it tells the story of more than 120 years of sporting excellence, from the birth of the modern Olympics in Athens in 1896, right up to the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games. Packed with fascinating and stories and profiles of iconic athletes from across the globe, it's a definitive journey through every single iteration of the Olympics. It also includes rare documents that...
59) Records
Author
Series
Publisher
Sea-to-Sea
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Provides a guide to Olympic records including fastest woman and fastest man ever.
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