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"Back in 775 BC, athletes from all over Ancient Greece came together to compete in various games. The contests were held every four years and winning athletes brought honor and respect to their homelands. The tradition of the Olympic Games faded over time until 1896, when they were brought back to life. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, with over two hundred athletes from fourteen countries. Today, nearly three thousand years...
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Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, Figure Skating in the Global Citizens: Olympic Sports series explores the sport through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of figure skating. Content includes information on multiple Olympic events in the category. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a...
3) Gymnastics
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"Presents information about gymnastics in the Olympics, including different kinds of gymnastic events, well-known gymnasts such as Gabrielle Douglas, and how gymnastics in the Olympics works today"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the athletes, officials, and fans involved in putting on the sports event that brings together hundreds of countries around the world. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a fast-fact section, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, sources for further research, an introduction to the author, and a listing of source notes"-- (The Child's World).
5) Wrestling
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"Celebrate the Summer Olympic Games with this elementary-level introduction to the combat sport of wrestling, both freestyle and Greco-Roman events. Includes biographical facts about American freestyle medalist Jordan Burroughs"-- Provided by publisher.
6) Basketball
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"Presents information about basketball in the Olympics, including the history of basketball, how it became an Olympic sport, and well-known players, such as the United States' 1992 Dream Team"-- Provided by publisher.
7) Curling
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"Celebrate the Winter Olympic Games with this elementary-level introduction to curling, the team sport known for its rocks and brooms. Also included is a brief biography of medalist Niklas Edin"-- Provided by publisher.
9) Athletics
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"Celebrate the Summer Olympic Games with this elementary-level introduction to the sport of athletics and its many track and field events. Includes biographical facts about middle-distance runner and gold medalist Faith Kipyegon"-- Provided by publisher.
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"An overview of the modern Olympic Games featuring Winter sports played by teams of athletes competing against each other ... These athletes compete in more than 100 team events. The games showcase the strength and skills, stamina and endurance of amazing athletic teams from around the world in a show of sportsmanship."-- Provided by publisher.
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"An overview of the modern Olympic Games featuring Winter sports played by individual athletes competing against each other ... These athletes compete in more than 100 events. The games showcase the strength and skills, stamina and endurance of amazing individual athletes from around the world."-- Provided by publisher.
12) Alpine skiing
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"Celebrate the Winter Olympic Games with this elementary-level introduction to alpine skiing, the sport known for its slalom and downhill racing events. Also included is a brief biography of medalist Mikaela Shiffrin"-- Provided by publisher.
15) Aquatics
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"Celebrate the Summer Olympic Games with this elementary-level introduction to aquatic sports, including swimming, diving, and water polo. Includes biographical facts about the most decorated female Olympic swimmer, Katie Ledecky."-- Provided by publisher.
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The World of Olympics looks at the Olympics from a worldwide perspective. It covers nations across the globe that come together to compete, as well as past hosts of The Olympic Games, and the motto and symbols that embrace the Olympic spirit. It also includes Fact File fact boxes, a full list of Modern Olympic and Winter Olympic hosts, and medal tallies of best-performing Olympic nations through history.
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"An overview of the modern Olympic Games featuring sports played by individual athletes competing against each other ... These athletes compete in more than 300 events. The games showcase the strength and skills, stamina and endurance of amazing individual athletes from around the world."-- Provided by publisher.
18) Basketball
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"This updated book for elementary readers presents information about the history and rules of basketball at the Olympics. Includes a table of contents, Q & A boxes, glossary, further resources, and index"-- Provided by publisher.
19) Gymnastics
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"Celebrate the Summer Olympic Games with this elementary-level introduction to the sport of gymnastics and its floor and apparatus events. Includes biographical facts about Hmong-American artistic gymnast Suni Lee"-- Provided by publisher.
20) Figure skating
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"Celebrate the Winter Games with this high-interest introduction to figure skating, the sport known for its singles, pairs, and ice dancing events. Also included is a biographical story about figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu"-- Provided by publisher.