Non-Fiction
Arnold, Caroline
The
Summer Olympics
Watts, 1983
+ 796.4 Arn
Briefly discusses the origin f the Olympic Games, who organized the games
today and the eight events that make up the summer games.
Sherrow, Victoria
Wilma
Rudolph
Lerner, 2000
+ 796.42 She
A biography of the African American woman who overcame crippling polio as a
child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in one single
Olympics.
Coffey,Wayne R.
Jesse
Owens
Blackbirch Press, 1992
+ 796.42 Cof
A biography of the track star who over came childhood illness and racial
prejudice to win four gold medals in the 1946 Olympics.
Ward, Tony
Field
(The Olympic Library)
Rigby Education, 1996
+ 796.42 War
Refers to famous performances while presenting an overview of the Olympic
field events and providing information on how athletes train, qualify for
and participate in the games.
Merrison, Tim
Field
Athletics
Crestwood House
+ 796.42 Mer
An overview of the events that make up the field athletics portion of the
Olympic Games, highlighting great athletes and moments related to the
sports.
Ward, Tony
Track
(Olympic Library)
Rigby, 1996
+ 796.42 War
Refers to famous performances while presenting an overview of the Olympic
track events and providing information on how athlete training, qualify for
and participating in the games.
Aaseng, Nathan
Great
Summer Olympic Moments
Lerner, 1990
YA 796.48 Aas
Discusses unusual and memorable athletic performances that have taken place
in the history of the summer Olympics.
Fradin, Dennis B.
Olympics
Children's Press, 1983
+ 796.48 Fra
Breifly traces the history of the modern Olympic Games as they developed
from a single 200 meter race run in Olympia Greece in 776 BC.
Tames, Richard
The
Ancient Olympics
Rigby, 1996
+ 796.48 Tam
Describes the history, traditions, and competitive events connected with the
Olympic games held in ancient Greece.
Rutledge, Rachel
Women
of Sports: The Best of the Best in
Millbrook Press, 1999
+ 796.44 Rut
Discusses the past and future of women's gymnastics and presents biographies
of eight of the sport's most famous players: Simona Amanar. Vanessa Atler,
Dominque Dawes, Ling Jie, Sveltlana Khorkina, Kris Maloney, Shannon Miller
and Dominque Morceanu.
Rambeck, Richard
1996
U.S. Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team
Child's World, 1998
+ 796.44 Ram
Describes the accomplishments of the U.S. women's gymnastics team who won
the gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Rambeck, Richard
Jackie
Joyner-Kersee
Child's World, 1997
+ 796.42 Ram
An overview of the athletic accomplishments of the track star who has been
called the "first lady of the hepathlon".
Coffey, Wayne R.
Olga
Korbut
Blackbirch Press, 1992
+ 796.44 Cof
A biography of the Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals in the 1972
Olympics and returned to win another in 1976.
Kleinbaum Nancy H.
The
Magnificent Seven: the Authorized Story of American Gold
Bantam Books, 1996
+ 796.44 Kle
Individual biographies of the seven young women whose talent, determination
and spirit electrified the crowds and audience during the 1996 Olympics.
Fiction
Osborne, Mary Pope
Hour
of the Olympics
Random House, 1998
+ PB Osb
The magic tree house takes Jack and Anne 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 wee not allowed to do.
Snelling, Laurine
Olympic
Dreams
Bethany House, 1995
+ PB Sne
Thirteen year old DJ needs help in achieving her dream of getting a horse
and competing as a show jumper in the Olympics.
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