Category Archives: Olympics

What are the Winter Olympics? by Gail Herman, illustrated by Jake Murray

Posted on January 25, 2022 by susanh579

What are the Winter Olympics? by Gail Herman, illustrated by Jake Murray. Penguin Workshop, 2021. 9780593093764  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback What did you like about the book? Another in the What … Continue reading →

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She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game by Chelsea Clinton, illustrated by Alexandra Boiger

Posted on October 20, 2020 by kyurenka

  She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game by Chelsea Clinton, illustrated by Alexandra Boiger, Philomel Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House), 9780593114544, 2020  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover … Continue reading →

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On Your Mark, Get Set, Gold! An Irreverent Guide to the Sports of the Summer Games – by Scott Allen, illustrated by Antoine Corbineau

Posted on July 26, 2020 by kyurenka

 On Your Mark, Get Set, Gold! An Irreverent Guide to the Sports of the Summer Games – by Scott Allen, illustrated by Antoine Corbineau, Nosy Crow, 9781536213980, 2020  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Oversized … Continue reading →

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Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler’s Germany by Andrew Maraniss

Posted on November 25, 2019 by kyurenka

   Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler’s Germany by Andrew Maraniss, Philomel Books, 9780525514633, 2019  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What … Continue reading →

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