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The Winter Olympics / Nick Hunter.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago, Illinois : Heinemann Library, [2014]Description: 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1432976990 (lib. bdg.)
  • 1432977008 (pbk.)
  • 9781432976996 (lib. bdg.)
  • 9781432977009 (pbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Winter wonderland -- The first Winter Olympics -- The changing Winter Games -- Symbols and ceremonies -- Supreme skiers -- Going downhill fast -- On the ice -- Terrific teams -- Extreme winter sports -- Winter Paralympics -- Controversy at the Games -- Sochi 2014 -- Winter Olympic fact file.
Summary: Describes how the Winter Olympics started, how they are organized, star performers, and what can be expected at the 2014 games in Sochi, Russia.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 796.98 H946 Available 33111007227719
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 796.98 H946 Available 33111005189978
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Winter Olympics are a thrilling festival of sports, bringing together skiers, skaters, and sliders from around the world. Held every four years, they turn snow and ice into an amazing sports arena. But how did they get their start, and how are they organized? Who have been the star performers, and what can we expect at the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia? Read this book to find out all about the Winter Olympics.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Winter wonderland -- The first Winter Olympics -- The changing Winter Games -- Symbols and ceremonies -- Supreme skiers -- Going downhill fast -- On the ice -- Terrific teams -- Extreme winter sports -- Winter Paralympics -- Controversy at the Games -- Sochi 2014 -- Winter Olympic fact file.

Describes how the Winter Olympics started, how they are organized, star performers, and what can be expected at the 2014 games in Sochi, Russia.

"Level P"--Page 4 of cover.

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