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What Are The Summer Olympics?

What Was... ? Series

by Gail Herman

Synopsis

Back in 775 BC, athletes from all over Ancient Greece came together to compete in various games. The contests were held every four years and winning athletes brought honor and respect to their homelands.

The tradition of the Olympic Games faded over time until 1896, when they were brought back to life. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, with over two hundred athletes from fourteen countries. Today, nearly three thousand years after the first Games, the Summer Olympics attract one hundred thousand top athletes from over two hundred countries. Billions of fans around the world cheer on their national teams to bring back the gold.

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Book Information

Copyright year 2016
ISBN-13 9780448488349
ISBN-10 0448488345
Class Copyright
Publisher Penguin Young Readers Group
Subject
File Size 26 MB
Number of Pages 112
Length of Recording 1
Shelf No. KY267
Grade Range 3 - 7
Ages 8 - 12
Lexile 750L