What Are the Summer Olympics?
Title | What Are the Summer Olympics? PDF eBook |
Author | Gail Herman |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 112 |
Release | 2016-03-22 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0399542906 |
Back in 775 BC, athletes from all over Ancient Greece came together to compete in various games. The contests were held every four years and winning athletes brought honor and respect to their homelands. The tradition of the Olympic Games faded over time until 1896, when they were brought back to life. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, with over two hundred athletes from fourteen countries. Today, nearly three thousand years after the first Games, the Summer Olympics attract one hundred thousand top athletes from over two hundred countries. Billions of fans around the world cheer on their national teams to bring back the gold.
The Summer Olympics
Title | The Summer Olympics PDF eBook |
Author | Bob Knotts |
Publisher | Children's Press(CT) |
Total Pages | 52 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Olympic games (Ancient) |
ISBN | 9780516210643 |
Describes the history, ideals, events, and heroes of the Olympic Games, with an emphasis on the Summer Olympics.
The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics
Title | The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics PDF eBook |
Author | David Wallechinsky |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 840 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Olympics |
ISBN |
The Summer Olympics
Title | The Summer Olympics PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Great Moments in the Summer Olympics
Title | Great Moments in the Summer Olympics PDF eBook |
Author | Matt Christopher |
Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | 70 |
Release | 2012-05-22 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0316202711 |
The Summer Olympics are chock full of epic athletic achievements across hundreds of disciplines, especially Track and Field, Gymnastics, and Swimming. These are the sports that gave us Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis, Wilma Rudolph and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olga Korbut and Mary Lou Retton -- tremendous athletes whose Olympic accomplishments thrill us now just as much as they did when they occurred. Now readers can relive those moments in this fact-filled volume just right for young sports enthusiasts. And because it's Matt Christopher, young readers know they're getting the best sports writing on the shelf!
100 Unforgettable Moments in the Summer Olympics
Title | 100 Unforgettable Moments in the Summer Olympics PDF eBook |
Author | Bob Italia |
Publisher | Abdo & Daughters |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Olympics |
ISBN | 9781562396954 |
Relates notable events in the history of the Summer Olympics.
Encyclopedia of the Summer Olympics
Title | Encyclopedia of the Summer Olympics PDF eBook |
Author | David Fischer |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2004-03-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781417631315 |
Explores the history and traditions of the Olympics and the various events included in the competitions held every four years.