Bring Home the Gold with Olympic Reads for Kids
Amazing athletes : an all-star look at Canada's Paralympians
Ouellet, Marie-Claude (Biologist), author
2021
Though the Paralympics are the third largest sporting event in the world, they don't always get their due-and so, in advance of the upcoming Paralympic Games (scheduled for summer 2021 and winter 2022), this book invites children to discover and celebrate the sports movement, through the impressive achievements of some of Canada's Paralympic stars. Chantal Petitclerc, Benoît Huot, Alison Levine, Ahmad Zeividavi and many others tell us about their journeys as athletes, challenges they've faced along the way, and insights into the particularities of parasports.
The ancient Olympics
King, SJ, author
2023
"In this adventure, there's trouble brewing in ancient Greece. If the Timekeepers don't stop DeLay, it will cause big problems in the future--but time is running out!"-- Page 4 of cover.
Animal Olympics : creatures great and small competing in incredible, impressive, and extraordinary events!
Brown, Carron, author
2020
Olympic athletes achieve incredible sporting feats. But did you know that some animals are amazing athletes, too? Great animal athletes include the southern elephant seal, which can dive over 450 times deeper than an Olympic diving pool, and a grasshopper that can jump so far it would be the same as you jumping from one side of a swimming pool to the other! Find out which animals are the gold medal winners in 12 different competitions, ranging from gymnastics and climbing through to weightlifting, high jump, and sprinting. With beautiful illustrations and fascinating facts, prepare to be delighted and amazed in equal measure.
Dive in
Sabino, David, 1969- author.
2020
"Books in the GAME DAY series give readers a behind the scenes peek at their favorite sports, told from the point of view of a professional insider. This book is all about Olympic swimming/diving"-- Provided by publisher.
Lucas at the Paralympics
Plohl, Igor, author
2020
"Lucas the Lion discovers the Paralympics--where physically disabled world-class athletes exemplify strength, determination, and courage"-- Provided by publisher. Includes sidebars about how athletes who are blind, wear prosthetics, or use wheelchairs compete in different events, as well as the history of the Paralympic Games.
My encyclopedia of very important sports : for little athletes and fans who want to know everything
Hawkes, Chris, author
2020
This exciting book for children is packed with fun facts about a range of popular sports such as football, karate, badminton, and skiing, as well as ones you might never have heard of like biathlon or cheese rolling. Whether you're a fan of team sports, winter sports, water sports, extreme sports, and even board games such as chess and go, this book has it all. My Encyclopedia of Very Important Sport also celebrates the unique talents, lives, and careers of sporting heroes such as Usain Bolt, Serena Williams, Yuna Kim, Lin Dan, and Donald Bradman, and chronicles the most celebrated stories in sporting history, such as breaking the Four-minute mile, Nadia Comaneci's Perfect 10, and Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics. Featuring everything from obscure rules and strange equipment, to moments of triumph and sporting events like The World Cup, Superbowl, Olympics, Paralympics, and more - this is the perfect book for budding superstars everywhere.
The mystery of the masked medalist
Shibutani, Maia, 1994- author.
2020
Accompanying their journalist parents to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, twelve-year-old Andy Kudo and his eleven-year-old sister Mika find themselves immersed in an augmented reality game developed by a former Olympic medalist, that brings players together from all over the world to search Tokyo for virtual medals and clues to the secretive creator's identity.
Olympic games upsets
Rule, Heather
2020
"When the best of the best compete, anything could happen. With vivid photos and action-packed text, readers can experience the thrill of the biggest Olympic upsets" Provided by publisher.
Olympic GOATs : the greatest athletes of all time
Berglund, Bruce R., author.
2022
How do you pick Olympic GOATs? Is it gymnast Simone Biles or swimmer Michael Phelps? Or maybe it's the entire 1992 basketball team. With so many sports, how do you choose? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches. Read more about some of the legends of the Olympic Games and see if you agree that they're the greatest of all time.
Simone Biles : golden girl of gymnastics
Morgan, Sally, 1957- author
2020
"With a mix of spot art, diagrams, and comic panels, this biography celebrates Simone Biles's achievements in gymnastics"-- Provided by publisher.
The wildest race ever : the story of the 1904 Olympic marathon
McCarthy, Meghan, author, illustrator
2016