"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).

Provides a simple overview of the history, preparations, training, and actual events that are part of the Olympic Games.

"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."--

"Presents information about volleyball in the Olympics including rules for playing, and overview of indoor and beach volleyball, and well-known players such as Misty May Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings"--

Maggie Atwood and Becky McCabe, mother and daughter, both champion riders, vowed to never, ever, go up against one another. Until the tense, harrowing competitions leading to the Paris Olympics. Mother and daughter share a dream: to be the best horsewoman in the world. Coronado is Maggie's horse. An absolutely top-tier Belgian warmblood. Sky is Becky's horse. A small, speedy Dutch warmblood. When the buzzer sounds, twenty-one-year-old Becky McCabe...

"Private, the world's most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect over 10,000 competitors who represent more than 200 countries. The opening ceremony is still hours away when Private investigator and single father of twins, Nigel Steele,...

Introduces the principles and history of the Olympic games and describes some of the major events that highlight each meet.

"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"--

Describes the history and organization of the Special Olympics and explains how athletes and volunteers can get involved.

Presents a history of the summer Olympic Games, including brief sketches of 16 outstanding competitors, a tally of medals won by each country, and track and field records from 1896 through 1976.