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What are the Winter Olympics?  Cover Image Book Book

What are the Winter Olympics? / by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Jake Murray.

Herman, Gail, 1959- (author.). Murray, Jake, (illustrator.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593093771
  • ISBN: 0593093771
  • ISBN: 9780593093764
  • ISBN: 0593093763
  • Physical Description: 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"An official Who HQ book."-Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Formatted Contents Note:
What are the Winter Olympics? -- The 1920s: Let the winter games begin -- The 1930s: Troubled times -- 1948-1952: After the war -- 1956-1968: Lights, camera, controversy -- The '70s: Jumps and spins for the win -- 1980-1994: Comebacks and crime -- 1998: Olympic firsts -- 2002: Sleds, skates, and new sports -- 2006-2010: Legends and losses -- 2014: Emotions run high -- 2018: Two sports, one athlete-- two athletes, one sport -- The spirit continues.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.
Subject: Winter Olympics > History > Juvenile literature.
Olympic athletes > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Athletes > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Olympics > Juvenile literature.
Winter Sports.
Sports.
Genre: Instructional and educational works.

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East Grand Forks Campbell Library J NF SPORTS - - HERMAN 2021 (Text) 520702 Junior Nonfiction Available -


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