What Are the Summer Olympics?

What Are the Summer Olympics?
Author :
Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 114
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780399542909
ISBN-13 : 0399542906
Rating : 4/5 (906 Downloads)

Book Synopsis What Are the Summer Olympics? by : Gail Herman

Download or read book What Are the Summer Olympics? written by Gail Herman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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? Related Books

What Are the Summer Olympics?
Language: en
Pages: 114
Authors: Gail Herman
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-22 - Publisher: Penguin

GET EBOOK

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 br
Curious George and the Summer Games
Language: en
Pages: 29
Authors: H A Rey
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher: Clarion Books

GET EBOOK

George is curious about all the field day Summer Games, but what sporting event will he compete in? Every year, the town has a Summer Games field day, and Georg
Los Angeles and the Summer Olympic Games
Language: en
Pages: 72
Authors: Eva Kassens Noor
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-01-22 - Publisher: Springer Nature

GET EBOOK

This open access book describes the three planning approaches and legacy impacts for the Olympic Games in one locale: the city of Los Angeles, USA. The author c
G is for Gold Medal
Language: en
Pages: 36
Authors: Brad Herzog
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-01 - Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

GET EBOOK

From the first games held in ancient Greece to the cultural extravaganzas of recent years, there have been some incredible and amazing events and milestones in
Individual Sports of the Winter Games
Language: en
Pages: 27
Authors: Aaron Derr
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher: Gold Medal Games

GET EBOOK

"An overview of the modern Olympic Games featuring Winter sports played by individual athletes competing against each other ... These athletes compete in more t