Numerous amazing and little known facts about the Olympics will inform and amuse children in equal measure. From a heroic marathon runner in 490 BC to one who sneaked a lift in 1904, this A-Z brings to life the epic feats and outrageous cheats that have helped make the greatest sporting event ever. The publication forms a perfect guide for children and a must-have souvenir for the games in 2012.
Titles already published in the A is for Alphabet series or scheduled include:
This hardback pocket A-Z is the second in our A is for Alphabet Series after L is for London. O if for Olympics is filled with fun and quirky facts about the biggest sporting event in the world, from letter A describing the first modern games starting in Athens in 1896 to letter Z describing Zeus, who presided over the ancient games in Olympia.
