Olympics (What They Don't Tell You About) - Softcover
Synopsis
Did you know that one gymnast in 1904 won gold even though he had a wooden leg?
From the first ever Games in Olympia, Greece, to Sydney 2000, via Much Wenlock. Everything you could possibly want to know about the Olympics past, present and future ...
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Review
If you're familiar with the About books - Shakespeare included - you'll know this new Olympics title features history, comedy pics, fab facts, quizzes and silly stories. Sounds like the pentathlon of books! (Meg@ 29/01/00)
They provide a 'way in' for less confident readers and whet the appetite of history-phobes. (Literacy & Learning)
A series presenting pieces of information in short, attractively set out snippets. This style of book succeeds in packing an incredible amount of matter into an extraordinary and unobtrusive from of acquiring knowledge.
Book Description
Amazing Olympics book covering all the facts and fun, just in time for Sydney 2000!
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- PublisherHodder Children's Books
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0340736119
- ISBN 13 9780340736111
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages128
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