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G is for gold medal : an Olympics alphabet

by Herzog, Brad.

Format: Print Book 2011
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Summary
From the first games held in ancient Greece to the cultural extravaganzas of recent years, there have been some incredible and amazing events and milestones in the world of Olympic sports. Now in G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet, writer Brad Herzog showcases those athletes and events that not only set sports records but also impacted history and world views. Learn the meaning behind the five interlocking rings featured on the Olympic flag. Cheer on American Jim Thorpe as he won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, only to lose his medals later. Read how the man dubbed as the "world's laziest high jumper" won the gold in 1968 and later had a jump named after him. All these moments and more are brought to life in G is for Gold Medal. Brad Herzog has written travel and sports books for readers young and old. His books with Sleeping Bear include the best-selling H is for Home Run: A Baseball Alphabet. Brad lives on California's Monterey Peninsula. Doug Bowles has been a freelance illustrator for more than twenty years. His books for Sleeping Bear include One Kansas Farmer: A Kansas Number Book and S is for Sunflower: A Kansas Alphabet. Doug lives in Leawood, Kansas.
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "Beginning with A for Ancient Greece and Athens, this book offers a patchwork of images and information explaining how the modern Olympics began and spotlighting outstanding athletes, memorable moments, and traditions such as the torch relay. Like other titles in the publisher's series of informational alphabet books, this offers a large illustration on each page or spread, a rhymed verse for reading aloud to younger children, and paragraphs of small-print text for older ones. While the alliterative verses vary a bit in quality, the paragraphs of text are consistently good. Most effective when viewed from a little distance, the large, vibrantly colored illustrations have the look of pastels. The alphabet may not be the ideal way to organize information about a topic, but the book's large-scale illustrations make this one of the few informational books on the Olympics suitable to share with groups of children during the games. A useful addition to many library collections.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2010 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Additional Information
Subjects Olympics -- Juvenile literature.
Olympics.
Alphabet books.
Alphabet.
Publisher Ann Arbor, MI :Sleeping Bear Press,2011
Contributors Bowles, Doug.
Language English
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm
ISBN 9781585364626
1585364622
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