olympic games

Penguins Gus and Gertie take part in the Animals' Winter Olympics.

Jack and Annie go to ancient Greece, witness the original Olympic games and are surprised at what girls of the time were not allowed to do.

Presents a brief history of the ancient and modern Olympic games.

Includes the final results for every Olympic event since 1896, featuring information on records, medals, and individual athletic performance.

After setting a record at the Virginia Cross-Country Championship, Zan sets her goals for an Olympic gold medal in the first women's marathon in Olympic history set to take place in Los Angeles in 1984.

Surveys the history and traditions of the Olympics, highlighting memorable events from ancient Greece.

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

This book presents the history of Olympic track and field events from 1896 to 2004 and highlights some famous athletes in these events.

This book presents the highlights of the history of men's basketball as an official Olympic sport from 1936 to 2004 and explains that women's basketball was added to the Olympics in 1976.