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1) Olympics
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Surveys the history and traditions of the Olympics, highlighting memorable events from ancient Greece to the present day.
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 16
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
380L
Language
English
Description
Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to retrieve a lost story in ancient Greece, where they witness the original Olympic games and are surprised to find what girls of the time were not allowed to do.
Author
Series
AV² fiction readalong volume 158
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 1150L
Language
English
Description
From the first games held in ancient Greece to the cultural extravaganzas of recent years, the important milestones, events and athletes of the Olympics are covered in an alphabetical look at the world games.
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
Surveys the origins and growth of the Olympics and how it became a truly international event, describes the games held on different continents and the accomplishments of athletes from each continent, and discusses controversies at the games.
6) The Olympics
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Author
Series
Private novels volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"Private, the world's most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect over 10,000 competitors who represent more than 200 countries. The opening ceremony is still hours away when Private investigator and single father of twins, Nigel Steele,...
9) The Olympics
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown Children
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes memorable moments throughout the history of the Olympic games, and includes records of some of the first games held, the 1936 summer games in Germany, details when Muhammad Ali lit the flame for the 1996 summer games in Atlanta, Georgia, and more.
12) Gymnastic events
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
Description
"The balance beam, floor rings, team events, & a whole lot more"--Cover.
13) The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ceded to the United States under the terms of the Treaty of Paris after the Spanish-American War of 1898, Puerto Rico has since remained a colonial territory. Despite this subordinated colonial experience, however, Puerto Ricans managed to secure national Olympic representation in the 1930s and in so doing nurtured powerful ideas of nationalism.By examining how the Olympic movement developed in Puerto Rico, Antonio Sotomayor illuminates the profound
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