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Ancient Greece and the Olympics
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Natalie Pope Boyce,Mary Pope Osborne,Sal Murdocca |
Annie and Jack present information about ancient Greece and the athletic events known as the Olympic games that were held there. |
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Swifter, higher, stronger
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Sue Macy |
A detailed look at the history of the Olympic Games, from their origins in Ancient Greece, through their rebirth in nineteenth century France, to the present, highlighting the contributions of indivi… |
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Dream team 1996 scrapbook
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Joe Layden,Joseph Layden |
Covers the men's and women's 1996 Olympics basketball "dream" teams. |
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The magnificent seven
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N. H. Kleinbaum |
Profiles the seven members of the first U.S. women's gymnastics team to win the team gold at the Olympics. |
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Gymnastics
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Nate LeBoutillier |
"A survey of the highlights and legendary athletes--such as Romanian Nadia Comaneci--of the Olympic sport of gymnastics, which has been part of the modern Summer Games since 1896" -Provided by Publis… |
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Ice hockey and curling
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Robin Johnson |
From the hard-hitting, puck-flying action of hockey to the precision sliding and sweeping of curling, these challenging team sports have it all. In this fantastic book, you'll learn about the rules, … |
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The winter olympics
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Nick Hunter |
Describes how the Winter Olympics started, how they are organized, star performers, and what can be expected at the 2014 games in Sochi, Russia. |
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Snowboard
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Joseph Alan Gustaitis |
Snowboard is one of the youngest sports in the Olympics, and it was once viewed as the sport of "bad boys" and "rebels." It might have lost some of that rowdy image, but it still has its pop pizazz. … |
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Long-armed Ludy and the first women's Olympics
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Jean L. Patrick |
Lucille Ludy Godbold grew up skinny, tall, and athletic. In her final year on the track team at Winthrop College in South Carolina, Ludy gave shot put a try and she made that iron ball sail with he… |
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Great moments in Olympic gymnastics
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Blythe Lawrence |
Explores Olympic gymnastic history, discussing key figures and record breakers, including Bart Conner, "The Magnificent Seven, " and Gabby Douglas.
This book discusses gymnastics in the Olympics, de… |
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Wilma Rudolph
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Jo Harper |
A biography of the African American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics. |
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Great Olympic moments
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Haydn Middleton |
Explores some of the great moments and personalities of the Olympics, from the inception of the modern games in 1896 through the present. |
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Great Olympic moments
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Haydn Middleton |
Explores some of the great moments and personalities of the Olympics, from the inception of the modern games in 1896 through the present. |
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Great moments in Olympic basketball
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Williams, Doug (Sportswriter) |
Explores Olympic basketball history, discussing key figures and record breakers, including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Cheryl Miller. |
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Winter Olympics
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Jonathan Empson |
The Top Gear team didn't think the real Winter Olympics officials knew how to have fun, so they came up with the Top Gear Winter Olympics. Of course trying to get a Jaguar and a Land Rover round a be… |
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Adventures in Ancient Greece
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Linda Bailey,Bill Slavin |
"The Binkertons hope to visit the next Olympic games - but end up in ancient Greece instead! An exciting mix of adventure and history with a contemporary comic-book style" Cf. Our choice, 2003. |
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Michael Phelps
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Meish Goldish |
After opening in the midst of the exciting swim for an 8th gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, this title soon turns to Michael's beginnings, which seemed less than promising. Around age 9, h… |
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Heart of gold
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Kerri Strug |
The young woman who helped the U.S. women's gymnastics team win a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta describes her lifelong interest in the sport and the lessons it has taught her. |
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Going for the gold--Sarah Hughes, America's sweetheart
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R. S. Ashby |
A biography of the sixteen-year-old figure skater who rose from fourth place to win the gold medal in the 2002 Olympics. |
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Cycling, shooting, and show jumping
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Jason Page |
Journey into the world of speedy riders, mighty weightlifters and sharp shooters with this book, one in a series of guides to Olympic sports. The book gives Olympic facts and stories about archery, m… |
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