Part of a series that explores the Olympic Games, ancient and modern, enabling children to link the origins of the games to their modern equivalent. Each book features in-depth profiles of a particular role or job at the Games, factboxes and message boards detailing announcements, lists and quotes. The books link together history, geography, sport and citizenship and tie in with the Olympic Games to be held in Greece in 2004. This title looks at the Games since their revival in the late 19th century. It examines the events, the athletes, the rules and traditions and takes an in-depth look at the different sporting events that make the modern Olympics and how all these have changed over the years.

 

This book is part of a book series called The Olympics .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

Chris Oxlade is an experienced writer of children's non-fiction and specialises in scientific subjects.