The Olympics
Subtitle: unforgettable moments of the games
By: [Text written by Stephanie Peters].
Contributors: Christopher, Matt.
Series: Legendary sports events
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 99
ISBN-13: 9780316011181
Subjects: Olympics -- Juvenile literature; Olympics -- History -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: A short history of the Olympics, highlighting memorable moments from ancient Greece to the present day.
Notes: "Matt Christopher the # 1 sports series for kids"
Table of contents: title: 776 BC-AD 1894: the Olympics begin, end and begin again; title: 1896-1916: First Olympic decades; title: 1920-1928: New traditions and new games; title: 1932-1936: Babe and Jesse; title: 1948-1956: War-torn Olympics; title: 1960-1968: Protest amidst the games; title: 1972-1976: "The games must go on!"; title: 1980-1988: Miracles and memorable moments; title: 1992-1994: Splitting the Olympiads; title: 1996-2002: From centenary celebrations to scandals; title: 2004-2006: Back to Athens and into the future; title: Epilogue: Beijing and beyond.