| Edition |
Updated edition. |
| Description |
96 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 29 cm |
| Note |
"Updated for the 2008 summer Olympics"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Photo gallery: Competing -- The games reborn -- Women dig in their heels -- Breakthrough athletes -- Photo gallery: Excelling -- Controversies cast a shadow -- Unlikely heroes -- Photo gallery: Celebrating -- Olympic almanac. |
| Summary |
A comprehensive portrait of the Summer Olympics fully updated for the 2008 games in Beijing, China. This new edition includes a complete retrospective of the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, and incorporates updates to all charts and records, as well as fun facts and anecdotes from the most recent Olympics and training. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 9.0 2.0 79070. |
| Subject |
Olympics -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Olympics -- History -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.
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| ISBN |
9781426303029 library binding $27.90 |
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1426303025 library binding $27.90 |
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9781426302909 hardback |
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1426302908 hardback |
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