The Olympics
15 total works
From Usain Bolt and Jessica Ennis to Michael Phelps and Tom Daley, this book looks at potential champions.
This book looks at the Paralympics, from the athletes and the sports to the stadiums and the spectators!
High-Tech Olympics focuses on the new technologies used in sport today and how they are being used to help train world-class athletes. It also includes diagrams to illustrate how technology has been used to develop state-of-the art sports equipment and an Olympic records table to show how Olympic records have changed and some technological reasons why these may have changed.
From basketball to athletics and many other team or individual sports inbetween, this book looks at the different sports that feature at the Olympics.
The World of Olympics looks at the Olympics from a worldwide perspective. It covers nations across the globe that come together to compete, as well as past hosts of The Olympic Games, and the motto and symbols that embrace the Olympic spirit. It also includes Fact File fact boxes, a full list of Modern Olympic and Winter Olympic hosts, and medal tallies of best-performing Olympic nations through history.
The London Olympics 2012 offers up-to-the-minute information about this forthcoming world event, including the countdown to 2012, an overview of Olympic venues for 2012, athletes to watch, and sports that will be featuring. It also includes Going for Gold fact boxes, a map of Olympic venues and a timeline of Olympic history.
The World's Greatest Olympians looks at great Olympians through the history of the modern Olympics and reasons why these athletes were/are so great. It also includes Fact Files fact boxes of top athletes and charts and tables to help illustrate their amazing talents and achievements.
An exciting, high-interest Olympic series designed to tie-in perfectly with the London Olympics in 2012. The series will offer up-to-date and comprehensive information specific to the games in 2012, and a detailed look at new technologies that are making a huge impact in the world of sports today. Other titles will examine the scale, history, and huge popularity of the event up to the present day.
From the winning bid to the Olympic village and stadiums, this book looks beyond the sports and into all aspects, such as the costs involved, the media and where events will take place around the country.
This book looks at the Paralympics, from the athletes and the sports to the stadiums and the spectators!
From basketball to athletics and many other team or individual sports inbetween, this book looks at the different sports that feature at the Olympics.
Great Olympic Moments looks at great Olympic moments through the history of the modern Olympics and reasons why these moments were so memorable and made such an impact. It also includes a spread of Olympic records and an Olympic timeline.