Author: Gail Herman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399542906
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
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.
What Are the Summer Olympics?
Author: Gail Herman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399542906
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399542906
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
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
Author: Bob Knotts
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
ISBN: 9780516210643
Category : Olympic games (Ancient)
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Describes the history, ideals, events, and heroes of the Olympic Games, with an emphasis on the Summer Olympics.
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
ISBN: 9780516210643
Category : Olympic games (Ancient)
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
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
Author: David Wallechinsky
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Olympics
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Olympics
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
The Summer Olympics
Great Moments in the Summer Olympics
Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316202711
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
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!
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316202711
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
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
Author: Bob Italia
Publisher: Abdo & Daughters
ISBN: 9781562396954
Category : Olympics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Relates notable events in the history of the Summer Olympics.
Publisher: Abdo & Daughters
ISBN: 9781562396954
Category : Olympics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Relates notable events in the history of the Summer Olympics.
Encyclopedia of the Summer Olympics
Author: David Fischer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781417631315
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Explores the history and traditions of the Olympics and the various events included in the competitions held every four years.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781417631315
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Explores the history and traditions of the Olympics and the various events included in the competitions held every four years.
Hosting the Olympic Summer Games
Author: Dianne Irving
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1433391538
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Every Olympics has a host city. The ancient Olympic games were held every 4 years in Greece, but the modern Olympic Games have been over 20 different host cities. The Games use stadiums where spectators can watch the events. The Olympic Games help tourism in the host cities. The host cities have to house and feed the athletes and it can cost them around 10 billion U.S. dollars.
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1433391538
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Every Olympics has a host city. The ancient Olympic games were held every 4 years in Greece, but the modern Olympic Games have been over 20 different host cities. The Games use stadiums where spectators can watch the events. The Olympic Games help tourism in the host cities. The host cities have to house and feed the athletes and it can cost them around 10 billion U.S. dollars.
Science of the Summer Olympics
Author: Lisa J. Amstutz
Publisher: Raintree Publishers
ISBN: 9781474711524
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher: Raintree Publishers
ISBN: 9781474711524
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Summer Olympics
Author: Matt Scheff
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1728410606
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Explore the excitement of the Summer Olympics through stories of the greatest gold-medal moments in the history of the event, from Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10.0 gymnastics score to barefoot marathon runner Abebe Bikila's surprising triumph.
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1728410606
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Explore the excitement of the Summer Olympics through stories of the greatest gold-medal moments in the history of the event, from Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10.0 gymnastics score to barefoot marathon runner Abebe Bikila's surprising triumph.