Title:
Swifter, higher, stronger : a photographic history of the Summer Olympics / by Sue Macy ; foreword by Bob Costas.
ISBN:
9781426303029
9781426302909
Personal Author:
Edition:
Updated edition.
Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2008]
©2008
Physical Description:
96 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 29 cm
General Note:
"Updated for the 2008 summer Olympics"--Cover.
Contents:
Photo gallery: Competing -- The games reborn -- Women dig in their heels -- Breakthrough athletes -- Photo gallery: Excelling -- Controversies cast a shadow -- Unlikely heroes -- Photo gallery: Celebrating -- Olympic almanac.
Summary:
A comprehensive portrait of the Summer Olympics fully updated for the 2008 games in Beijing, China. This new edition includes a complete retrospective of the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, and incorporates updates to all charts and records, as well as fun facts and anecdotes from the most recent Olympics and training.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 9.0 2 79070
Audience:
1200L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn176951309
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1
