Olympics

This encyclopedia highlights more than 40 Olympic sports. Alongside both historic and recent photographs, readers will learn about the basics of each competition, its origin, how it has changed throughout the years, and the icons in each sport. In addition, this book provides information about the Paralympics. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Find out all about the Summer Olympics in this informative book.

Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to retrieve a lost story in ancient Greece, where they witness the original Olympic games and are surprised to find what girls of the time were not allowed to do.

Annie and Jack present information about ancient Greece and the athletic events known as the Olympic games that were held there.

"There's trouble brewing in ancient Greece. If the Timekeepers don't stop [the time bandit] DeLay, it will cause big problems in the future--but time is running out!"--Provided by publisher.

The captivating story of the Olympic Games, starting with their inception in Ancient Greece, leading up to our modern day Olympics.

Describes the origins, sports, other events, and end of the ancient Olympic games.

"Out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant. With rowers who were the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington's eight-oar crew was never expected to defeat the elite East Coast teams, yet they did, going on to shock the world by challenging the German boat rowing for...

Describes the events at the Olympic games performed with a ball, including tennis, volleyball, and badminton, and includes Olympic trivia and the history of each event at the games.