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Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics [SCM]

by Sue Macy Author

As students read about the history of the Summer Olympic Games, they will review key events in world history and see how those events affected others. A couple of sections compel an older reading audience. Mention is made of Greg Louganis, who later in life announced that he was a homosexual. It is simply stated as fact with no interpretive commentary. Chapter 4 touches on controversies that give a picture of modern issues: amateurism, gender testing, drug testing (mentioning some results of steroid use), and politics.

Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
ISBN
9781426302909
Print Status
In Print
Chapters
5
Pages
96
Suggested Grades
7th - 12th
Historical Setting
1863 - 2008
Publisher
National Geographic Children's Books
Copyright
2008

Chapters

  • 1 The Games Reborn
  • 2 Women Dig in Their Heels
  • 3 Breakthrough Athletes
  • 4 Controversies Cast a Shadow
  • 5 Unlikely Heroes

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