The 2012 London Olympics: An Unofficial Guide

by Nick Hunter

Overview

The London Olympics 2012 offers up-to-the-minute information about this forthcoming world event, including the countdown to 2012, an overview of Olympic venues for 2012, athletes to watch, and sports that will be featuring. It also includes Going for Gold fact boxes, a map of Olympic venues and a timeline of Olympic history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781410941190
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2011
Series:	The Olympics
Edition description:	Library Edition
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	990L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Nick Hunter has written more than 30 books for young people. He has a degree in Modern History and specializes in writing about history and social studies. Nick enjoys all aspects of pop culture, particularly music from the 1950s to the present day. Before becoming an author, Nick worked in educational publishing for many years. He lives in Oxford, UK with his wife and two sons.

Table of Contents

Countdown to 2012 4

London's Olympic History 6

Bidding for the Olympics 8

From Beijing to London 10

Olympic Sports 12

Olympic Venues 14

The Athletes 18

The Paralympics 22

The Legacy 26

London-Olympic City 28

Glossary 30

Find Out More 31

Index 32

Editorial Reviews

...this fact-filled volume introduces the young reader to London's preparations to host the Olympic Games in 2012.

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database Newsletter

This up-to-date series, released just in time for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, is a high-interest, informative set which focuses on several specific areas of the Games. All books have lots of fact boxes, and are filled with easy-to-understand facts and numerous photographs. The entire series presents a picture of the Summer Olympic Games, providing a lot of interesting information about these games and their history, including the Paralympics. In each title, issues and athletes from the different events are mentioned, with the most amazing and the most controversial of these being highlighted. Middle school students will enjoy the titles for browsing, for reading, and for research. Bibliography. Glossary. Websites. Table of Contents. Index. Melinda Miller, K-12 Library Media Specialist, Colton-Pierrepont Central School, Colton, New York Recommended Library Media Connection May/June 2012

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