Great Moments in the Summer Olympics

The Summer Olympics are chock full of epic athletic achievements across hundreds of disciplines, especially Track and Field, Gymnastics, and Swimming. These are the sports that gave us Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis, Wilma Rudolph and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olga Korbut and Mary Lou Retton -- tremendous athletes whose Olympic accomplishments thrill us now just as much as they did when they occurred. Now readers can relive those moments in this fact-filled volume just right for young sports enthusiasts.
And because it's Matt Christopher, young readers know they're getting the best sports writing on the shelf!

Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Aspect
Published: 05/01/2012
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.39h x 5.10w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780316195799

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.6
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 152750 / Great Moments in the Summer Olympics

About the Author
Matt Christopher is the best selling name behind more than 100 sports-themed books for young readers.