olympics

Provides teachers with mathematical problems and exercises based on the Olympics. Includes answer key.

Briefly discusses the origin of the Olympic games, who organizes the games today, and the eight events that make up the summer games.

Describes the eight events of the winter olympics and provides background material on the winter games.

Provides a simple overview of the history, preparations, training, and actual events that are part of the Olympic Games.

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.

Text and illustrations describe each of the modern Olympics including their setting, notable performances, and related events.

Recounts memorable events from past Winter Olympic games from Eddie Eagan's gold medal in bobsledding at Lake Placid in 1932 to Tommy Moe's alpine skiing medal in 1994.