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Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Describes the history of the summer Olympics, from the ancient Greek competition to the modern worldwide games, and includes historical facts, trivia, and notable Olympic athletes.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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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.
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Describes some of the amazing records set by athletes at the Olympic games, including the fastest one hundred-meter dash by Usain Bolt, Nadia Comneci's perfect score in gymnastics, and Michael Phelps' eighth gold medal win.
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
A glorious tapestry of legendary characters, forgotten records, crazy accomplishments, unbelievable feats, wacky contests, and controversial moments, Total Olympics is pure pleasure for anyone who loves the world's greatest sporting event. Discover how the modern Games began, long-discontinued Olympic sports, and the over-the-top, heroic exploits that make it all so thrilling. With hundreds of true stories and stunning photographs, it's a collection...
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Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Description
Sharing a close friendship and rivalry throughout their Elite training, world-class athletes Zoe and Kate find the limits of their physical and emotional realities tested on the eve of London 2012, where they consider difficult sacrifices and weigh their senses of mortality.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 16
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Like its summer counterpart, the Winter Games are dedicated to bringing together the world's top athletes to honor their talents. The event celebrates cold-weather sports, displaying the skills of skiers, ice skaters, hockey players, and, most recently, snowboarders.
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 33
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Geronimo goes to Athens to report on the Olympics, and after observing some of the games he and detective Hercule Poirat become suspicious about Cyrus von Snootrat who seems to be winning every Olympic event and they decide to investigate him.
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Description
Esperanza Flores's place on the United States Olympic figure skating team has come at the expense of an injured skater, so in addition to the pressure of sudden fame and outsized expectations Espi has to deal with the resentment of her teammates--and their efforts to sabotage her routine.
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
Maggie Atwood and Becky McCabe, mother and daughter, both champion riders, vowed to never, ever, go up against one another. Until the tense, harrowing competitions leading to the Paris Olympics. Mother and daughter share a dream: to be the best horsewoman in the world.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The inspiring story of Pauline Davis, a Bahamian sprinter who fought through poverty, inequality, and racism to compete in five Olympic Games and become the first woman from the Caribbean to win Olympic gold. She would inspire an entire nation and go on to become the first Black woman elected to the international governing body of athletics"--
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Thea Stilton volume 31
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
The Thea Sisters help their friend Beatrice get ready for the Summer Olympics in Brazil.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Lucas the Lion discovers the Paralympics--where physically disabled world-class athletes exemplify strength, determination, and courage. Includes sidebars about how athletes who are blind, wear prosthetics, or use wheelchairs compete in different events, as well as the history of the Paralympic Games.
Author
Series
Rainbow magic. Sports fairies volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While everyone in Fairyland is getting ready for the Fairy Olympics, Jack Frost's goblins steal the Sports Fairies' magic objects and mix the stables all up. Can Rachel and Kirsty help Helena the Horseriding Fairy rein things in?
Author
Publisher
Sarah Crichton Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
"A memoir and history of the Special Olympics and a meditation on what one can learn about how to live from people with intellectual disabilities, by the chairman of the Special Olympics"-- Provided by publisher.
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