Bibliograph

What are the Summer Olympics?, by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi

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What are the Summer Olympics?, by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 108)Includes filmography

Illustrations

platesmapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What are the Summer Olympics?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

913135868

Responsibility statement

by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi

Series statement

What was...?

Summary

An overview of the Summer Olympics from Grecian times through 2012

Table Of Contents

What are the Summer Olympics? -- The ancient Games, 776 BC-AD 393 -- The modern Games begin: late 1800s -- The Olympics grow: the early 1900s -- New Games: news stars, the 1920s -- Politics enter the Games: the 1930s -- After the war: late 1940s and 1950s -- Time for change: the 1960s -- Munich and Montreal: the 1970s -- Dives and drugs: the 1980s -- Dreams lost and found: the 1990s -- A new century: the 2000s -- At the close -- Movies about the Olympics -- Timelines

Target audience

juvenile

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