11 Jun Booklist: 2024 Olympics
Are you ready for the 2024 Summer Olympics? They are taking place in Paris, France from Friday, July 26 to Sunday August 11. Some of the sports that will be at the Olympics include Artistic Gymnastics, Diving, Marathon Swimming and a Triathlon.
A little Olympics History
The ancient Olympic Games were originally in honor of Zeus, the father of the Greek gods and goddesses. The ancient Olympic Games happened in Olympia, Greece, from 776 BC through 393 AD.
Then 1,500 years later, the Olympics returned! The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Currently, there are Summer and Winter Olympics.
Source: https://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml
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Fiction
Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne
Dream big: Michael Jordan and the pursuit of Olympic gold by Deloris Jordan
Geronimo and the gold medal mystery by Geronimo Stilton
Non-Fiction
The Olympics encyclopedia for kids by Chros McDougall
Call Number: J 796.48 McDougall
What are the Summer Olympics? by Gail Herman
(Available through Evergreen Indiana)
How to train with a T.Rex and win 8 gold medals by Michael Phelps
Call Number: J 921 Phelps
Who is Simone Biles? by Stefanie Loh
Call Number: J 921 Biles
Who is Megan Rapinoe? by Stefanie Loh
Call Number: J 921 Rapinoe
Little kids first big book of sports by James Buckley Jr.
Call Number: J 796 Buckley
Written by Beth G., Youth Services Library Assistant
