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 after the first Games, the Summer Olympics attract one hundred thousand top athletes from over two hundred countries. Billions of fans around the world cheer on their national teams to bring back the gold.

 

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Alan Williams is President of BCW Food Products. He is the author of Teammates Matter and a children's book series, Little Teammate. An accomplished keynote speaker with nearly one million copies of his books in print, Alan has spoken to numerous Fortune 500 companies and high school athletic programs across the country. The former Tennessee Mr. Basketball finalist played only 59 minutes during his entire career as a walk-on at Wake Forest. Alan and his wife Amanda have four children and live in San Antonio, Texas. Stephen Marchesi, a former Little League baseball coach, spent most of his career in New York. As a highly regarded illustrator and artist, his work has been published by Random House and featured on the Children's Book Council bestsellers list. He brings to life the timeless character of the Little Teammate from San Diego, California. Gail Herman has written several young biographies for children, including Who Was Jackie Robinson?