History Of The Olympics For Kids

What if a history project sent you back in time... to compete in the very first Olympics? When best friends Jax, Marcus, and Devin accidentally activate a mysterious time-travel device, they're hurled nearly 3,000 years into the past—landing in ancient Olympia just days before the first Olympic Games in 776 BCE. Mistaken for athletes from a distant land, the three friends have no choice but to train for and run in the legendary stadion race. But when they uncover a sinister cheating plot that threatens to destroy everything the Games stand for, they must decide: stay hidden and stay safe,...

The New York Times bestselling inspirational story of impoverished children who transformed themselves into world-class swimmers. "A brightly told story of the triumph of underdogs ... exuberant, well-researched ... tense, vivid, and inspiring." ―Kirkus Reviews In 1937, a schoolteacher on the...

How do you pick Olympic GOATs? Is it gymnast Simone Biles or swimmer Michael Phelps? Or maybe it’s the entire 1992 basketball team. With so many sports, how do you choose? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches.

This unique audiobook history of the Olympics, first issued in 2008, has been updated to include the Beijing Olympics and released to coincide with the London event. Written by the prize-winning sports journalist John Goodbody, and with a fascinating personal documentary featuring one of Britain's leading Olympians, Sebastian Coe, who is now heading the 2012 Games, this is an ideal opener!

*"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) "An insightful, gripping account of basketball and bias." --Kirkus...

Did you know BEARS can play ice hockey? Have you heard about the fan who once tossed a REAL LEOPARD SHARK onto the rink? Get ready to uncover the most surprising facts that hockey has to offer! Packed with extraordinary, forgotten stories, this book is a treasure trove of astonishing hockey information. It will leave young readers wide-eyed and full of new knowledge about their favorite sport! Here’s a sneak peek of what hockey fans will find inside the book: – 501 Ice Hockey Facts: The ultimate collection of jaw-dropping, hilarious, and mind-blowing trivia! – Over 75+ Expressive and ...

From the creators of National Geographic Kids’ wildly successful Greeking Out podcast, this New York Times bestselling tie-in book delivers a clever tongue-in-cheek retelling of 20 classic Greek myths. This kid-friendly collection of tales from Greek mythology showcases familiar favorites from...

They said girls couldn’t run. They were wrong. For generations, women fought for the right to compete, to be measured, and to be taken seriously in the world of sports. Faster, Higher, Stronger: A History of Women’s Track and Field tells that unforgettable story with energy, heart, and clarity designed especially for readers ages 10–14. From ancient footraces to the groundbreaking 1928 Olympics, from the first banned marathon runners to today’s global superstars, this book reveals how women and girls transformed track and field into one of the most exciting and inclusive sports in ...

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...

How fast can humans really run? And will someone always be able to run faster? In Faster Than Ever: The History of Sprint Records and the Athletes Who Set Them, young readers ages 6–10 explore the thrilling story of human speed through the lens of sprinting history. From dusty dirt tracks and hand-timed races to modern stadiums and world-record performances, this book shows how sprinting became one of the most exciting sports on Earth. Readers will journey through: The earliest sprint races before stopwatches The change from yards to meters and why it mattered Outdoor and indoor sprinting...

Think the Olympics are all gold medals and perfect performances? Think again. This is the side of the Olympics they don’t put on TV. The weird side. The wild side. The “WAIT… that actually happened?!” side. Inside this book, you’ll discover: A marathon runner who took a very unexpected shortcut An Olympic champion who wasn’t supposed to survive A swimmer who faced something bigger than the race A gold medal that no one wanted to win alone And yes… a story involving way too many muffins These stories are strange. They're inspiring They’re hilarious. They’re unbelievable. ...