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- Welbeck Children's Books
- Welbeck Children's Books
Interest age: from c 8 years, General knowledge & trivia (Children's / Teenage), Sports & outdoor recreation (Children's / Teenage)
The most comprehensive children's book ever about the Summer Olympic Games charting the glorious records, achievements and stories that make up the history of the largest international sporting competition. Coming out in the lead up to the 2024 Games in Paris and includes a foreword by Australian hurdling champion Sally Pearson.
Record Breakers at the Olympic Games celebrates the best records, achievements and stories in the history of the modern summer Olympic Games.
Comprehensive in scope, the book features record performances in every sport and discipline since Athens 1896, and highlights the jawdropping efforts and dramatic moments that make up the Games tapestry of tales. Additonally, the book charts new sporting additions, such as skateboarding and rock-climbing, which have attracted a new legion of young fans. There is also a section devoted to the Paralympics, citing the stars and star performances that have propelled the profile of the Paralympic movement in modern times. This is a perfect guide for young fans in the run up to the Paris Games in 2024.
More books by Rob Walker
Rob Walker
Rob Walker writes the weekly column "Consumed," a blend of business journalism and cultural anthropology, which appears in The New York Times Magazine and in newspapers around the world. He has written for many publications, including The Nation, The Washington Post, Fortune, GQ, and Slate. He is also the author of Letters from New Orleans. He lives in Savannah, Georgia.
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