The First Olympics of Ancient Greece
Published on 28. January 2016
Book
Hardback
24 pages
978-1-4747-1745-8 (ISBN)
Description
In ancient Greece different city-states often fought one another in deadly battles. But every four years the Greeks set aside their differences to honor the gods and compete peacefully in the Olympic Games. Learn all about the athletes, competitions, and religious ceremonies of the ancient Olympics.
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These attractive additions to Capstone's ongoing "First Facts" books offer introductory facts about life in ancient Greece. * School Library Journal *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Capstone Global Library Ltd
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 6 to 8 years
Dimensions
Height: 202 mm
Width: 202 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4747-1745-8 (9781474717458)
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Lisa M. Bolt Simons
First Olympics of Ancient Greece
E-Book
01/2016
Raintree Publishers
€3.99
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Lisa M. Bolt Simons has published more than 50 nonfiction children's books, as well as four middle grade "choose your path" novels and an adult history book. She's twice received an Honorable Mention for the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers in Children's Literature. She's also received a Minnesota State Arts Board Grant and other accolades for her writing. Lisa is a proud mom to her science- and math-minded twin daughter and son. Originally from Colorado, Lisa lives in Southern Minnesota with her husband, who also loves to read.