| Description |
80 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 79) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Greatest show on earth -- From ancient to modern -- Old and new events -- Great summer olympics--Stockholm 1912 -- Olympic dream: Holding the world's biggest event -- Olympic dreams -- Behind the scenes -- Olympic nightmares -- Great Summer olympics -- Berlin 1936 -- Events--track and field: Sprints -- Middle-distance running -- Long-distance events -- Hurdles and relays -- Long jump and triple jump -- High jump and pole vault -- Hammer and shot put -- Discus and Javelin -- Multi-sports events -- Great Summer olympics -- Mexico City 1968 -- Events--in and on water: Swimming -- Diving, water polo, and synchronized swimming -- Rowing, sailing, and canoe/kayak -- Great Summer olympics--Seoul 1988 -- Events -- Precision, strength, and combat sports: Archery, shooting, and fencing -- Weight lifting, wrestling, and boxing -- Judo and Tae Kwon Do -- Gymnastics -- Great Summer olympics -- Barcelona 1992 -- Events -- Cycling, equestrian, ball, and racket sports: Cycling -- Equestrian events -- Team ball sports -- Team ball sports 2 -- Racket sports -- Great Summer olympics -- Sydney 2000 -- Olympic achievements: Great rivalries -- Against the odds -- Olympic facts and figures/strange but true -- Memorable moments -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Summary |
Created by an award-winning author-and-illustrator team, Olympics sets the stage with facts, articles, and essential background information across the complete range of Olympic summer competition. Every aspect of the summer games is covered, including their history, the bidding process, training and qualifying, and life in the Olympic Village. Coverage of the events themselves captures the exhilaration of competing at the pinnacle of world sports--from explosive sprints and the grace of gymnastics to the proving grounds of endurance, the marathon and triathlon, and everything in between. In addition, special spreads celebrate the great summer Olympics, from Stockholm 1912 to the record-breaking games of Sydney 2000. Olympic achievements are highlighted at the back of the book, bringing to life the great rivalries and honoring those competitors who battled adversity to shine on the world"s stage. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 9.2 5.0 80293. |
| Subject |
Olympics -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Olympics -- History.
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| ISBN |
0753456931 |
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9780753456934 |
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