*"Rivaling the nonfiction works of Steve Sheinkin and Daniel James Brown's The Boys in the Boat....Even readers who don't appreciate sports will find this story a page-turner." --School Library Connection, starred review *"A must for all library collections." --Booklist, starred review Winner of the 2020 AJL Sydney Taylor Honor! From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the remarkable true story of the birth of Olympic basketball at the 1936 Summer Games in Hitler's...
Ancient Greece and The Olympics Children's Ancient History
by Baby Professor
The must-have Official Team GB Handbook for every child ahead of Team GB at the Olympics. Get ready for the rescheduled Olympic Games! Packed full of athlete profiles, record breakers, tutorials on how to play each sport and your very own medal table! Plus find out what type of Olympian you are with our quiz! The perfect companion for Olympic fever that will help your child Believe in Extraordinary. Team GB is the offi...
Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany
by Andrew Maraniss
Olympic Sports - When and How?: History of Olympic Sports Then, Now and Beyond (Children's Olympic Sports Books)
by Baby Professor
Handbuch der Olympischen Sommerspiele 2024 in Paris
by Benjamin Simon
Sport Development and Olympic Studies (Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives)
In 2017 the Olympic Studies Centre of the German Sport University organized a workshop on Sport Development and Olympic Studies. This book resulted from the presentations and discussions they engendered around identifying new international collaborative research fields and deepening research on the Olympics, the Olympic Movement and sport development. The effective application of the hermeneutical method unifies the chapters. The interpretive strengths of this method sharpen the analytical pers...
The Summer Olympics: Greatest Moments (The Summer Olympics: On the World Stage)
by Greg Bach
The Summer Olympics: Fascinating Facts (The Summer Olympics: On the World Stage)
by Greg Bach
From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the inspirational true story of the birth of women’s Olympic basketball at the 1976 Summer Games and the ragtag team that put US women’s basketball on the map. Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Daniel James Brown. A League of Their Own meets Miracle in the inspirational true story of the first US Women’s Olympic Basketball team and their unlikely rise to the top. Twenty years before women’s soccer became an Olympic sport a...