Examines the history of extreme sports, the different types of extreme sports, the athletes who participate in extreme sports, and the future of extreme sports around the world.
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.
Artemis, Aphrodite, Persephone, and Athena organize their own girls-only Olympicgames at Mount Olympus Academy, but crush-stealing Amazons, a winged horse, and a kitten named Adonis complicate their plans.
Celebrates the heroes who have shined the brightest on sports biggest stage, including the 1980 U.S. hockey team, snowboarder Shaun White, and swimming champion Michael Phelps.
the story of the Olympics in ancient and early modern times
Bobrick, Benson
Explores the history of Olympic sport from ancient times to the modern, exploring the changes that have taken place in the Olympic Games while highlighting what has stayed the same.