The London Olympics 2012 offers up-to-the-minute information about this forthcoming world event, including the countdown to 2012, an overview of Olympic venues for 2012, athletes to watch, and sports that will be featuring. It also includes Going for Gold fact boxes, a map of Olympic venues and a timeline of Olympic history.
"...the integration of information about the Paralympic Games is laudable. . . .Each book has attractive color and archival photographs."
School Library Journal
"...this fact-filled volume introduces the young reader to London's preparations to host the Olympic Games in 2012."
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database Newsletter
"This up-to-date series, released just in time for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, is a high-interest, informative set which focuses on several specific areas of the Games. All books have lots of fact boxes, and are filled with easy-to-understand facts and numerous photographs. The entire series presents a picture of the Summer Olympic Games, providing a lot of interesting information about these games and their history, including the Paralympics. In each title, issues and athletes from the different events are mentioned, with the most amazing and the most controversial of these being highlighted. Middle school students will enjoy the titles for browsing, for reading, and for research. Bibliography. Glossary. Websites. Table of Contents. Index. Melinda Miller, K-12 Library Media Specialist, Colton-Pierrepont Central School, Colton, New York Recommended Library Media Connection May/June 2012"
