What Are the Summer Olympics?
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What Are the Summer Olympics? by Gail Herman
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.
Margaret Frith is the author of numerous children's books, including several titles in the Who Was? series, such as Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?, Who Was Louis Braille?, Who Was Franklin Roosevelt? and Who Was Woodrow Wilson? She lives in New York City. John O'Brien has held writing fellowships at the University of Iowa and Stanford University, and he was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. His work has appeared in Hudson Review, Massachusetts Review, TriQuarterly, Country Journal, Harrowsmith, and Gray's Sporting Journal. He lives with his wife, Becky, in Franklin, West Virginia. Nancy Harrison is an illustrator known for the Who Is... series and for graphic illustrations for Fortune 500 Companies. Nancy received her master's degree from Syracuse University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780448488349 |
| ISBN 10 | 0448488345 |
| Title | What Are the Summer Olympics? |
| Author | Gail Herman |
| Series | What Was |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2016-03-22 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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