Inside the Olympics / by Todd Kortemeier.
Title:
Inside the Olympics / by Todd Kortemeier.
ISBN:
9781634074377
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Mankato, MN : The Child's World, [2016]
Physical Description:
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
The creator's perspective: Pierre de Coubertin -- A torchbearer's perspective: Australia's Cathy Freeman -- The fans' perspective: London Olympics fans -- A coach's perspective: the U.S.A.'s Herb Brooks -- The athlete's perspective: The U.S.A.'s Michael Phelps.
Summary:
"Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the athletes, officials, and fans involved in putting on the sports event that brings together hundreds of countries around the world. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a fast-fact section, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, sources for further research, an introduction to the author, and a listing of source notes" (The Child's World).
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.8 0.5 179289.
Subject Term:
Audience:
610L Lexile
Series Title:
Series Sequence:
OCLC Number:
ocn919342156
Availability:
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