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Sports and the Olympics

Do you know any kids who love doing sports — from baseball to basketball to martial arts to soccer — and reading about their sports heroes? Or kids who are excited by the Olympics and learning all about the different events and the host countries? We've gathered up a great collection of books, activities, apps, and websites all about sports and the Olympics.

Try pairing fiction with nonfiction books and exploring different genres [6] (like poetry and biographies) and formats (like graphic novels and audio books). You'll be creating your own "text sets" — collections of texts focused on a specific topic, such as sports and the Olympics. Reading widely in this way helps children build background knowledge [7], vocabulary [8], and comprehension skills.

Sports and the Olympics

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  • Try some hands-on activities
  • Build writing skills with these fun ideas
  • Dig deeper with kid-friendly websites
  • Listen and learn with these podcasts especially for kids
  • Play and learn with mobile apps

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Great Fiction & Nonfiction Books

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Babar and his family are thrilled that Celesteville is hosting the Games! This is their chance to see the best athletes from all over the world compete and to meet new people from other countries. Everyone is wide-eyed as gymnasts fly through the air, divers make a splash, and cyclists race to the finish line! [Amazon review]

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Babar's Celesteville Games

By:
Laurent de Brunhoff

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Comic illustrations effectively combine with a straightforward text to bring baseball terms to life. From A ("Ace. The best pitcher on the team...") to Z ("Strike Zone. To be in the strike zone, a pitch must be...") the alphabet is a device used to introduce all things baseball, likely to be appreciated by even young aficionados.

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Baseball from A to Z

By:
Michael Spradlin

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins, his football team. His classmates don’t mind, but the kids on their rival team tease him for being a “butterfingers” who’s too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo’s coach has a plan to turn Mo’s little size into a big win for the Robins!

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Don’t Throw It to Mo!

By:
David Adler
Illustrated by: Sam Ricks

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Get ready for figure skating, diving, slalom racing, and more – elephant style! This cast of spirited pachyderms compete for gold medals in the Elympics. This collection of fast-paced poetry will have you laughing and cheering as each new character strives in a different event.

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Elympics

By:
X.J. Kennedy

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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In this rhyming adventure, Mr. Magee and his dog Dee learn to ski. They didn't expect to run into a very curious moose, however, which turns their outing a real cliffhanger!

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Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee

By:
Chris Van Dusen

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Max and Marla are best friends. And aspiring Olympians! With their eyes on the prize, they know exactly what it’ll take to reach sledding success: preparation, practice and perseverance. So when rusty blades, strong winds and difficult slopes get in their way, Max and Marla realize true joy lies not in winning but in friendship. Obstacles turn into victories!

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Max and Marla

By:
Alexandra Boiger

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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All over the world, people are getting ready for the Olympics. Runners, swimmers, skiers, and skaters are practicing; teams are learning to work together. Meanwhile, workers are making flags, medals, uniforms and equipment. But soon the Olympic torch will be lighted and the games will start. [Amazon review]

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Olympics

By:
B.G. Hennessy
Illustrated by: Michael Chesworth

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Did you know that as a boy, Pelé played soccer in bare feet with a grapefruit instead of a soccer ball? In this bilingual book, Monica Brown shares the inspirational story of the beloved soccer star's rise from humble beginnings to becoming El rey del fútbol. Rudy Gutiérrez's brilliant and fluid illustrations of Pelé and "the beautiful game" of soccer leap off the page.

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Pelé: King of Soccer/El rey del fútbol

By:
Monica Brown
Illustrated by: Rudy Gutiérrez

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Effa Manley, born when jazz was new and sports were segregated, was passionate about fairness and baseball. She was to become the first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame along with players from the Negro Baseball League. Her life is presented in stylized illustration and clear text, for an intriguing portrait of a person and a time.

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She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story

By:
Audrey Vernick
Illustrated by: Don Tate

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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Can a poem capture the excitement, exhilaration, or anguish of defeat when playing sports? The poems here do all that and more! It's an easy-to-read collection that's illustrated with just the right light touch.

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Sports! Sports! Sports! A Poetry Collection

By:
Lee Bennett Hopkins
Illustrated by: Brian Floca

Age Level: 3-6 years old

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The animals of Mud Flat decide to let the games begin in their unique version of Olympic competition. From the "Deepest Hole Contest" to the "River-Cross Freestyle," readers will chuckle with the furry Olympians.

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The Mud Flat Olympics

By:
James Stevenson

Age Level: 3-6 years old

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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When Jack and Annie don the magic baseball hats given to them by Morgan, they find themselves back in 1947 as batboys. There they learn a lot about the game, a player named Jackie Robinson, and how history was made.

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A Big Day for Baseball

By:
Mary Pope Osborne

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Joe Louis' boxing match against Max Schmeling in 1938 reverberated in the U.S. and through the world. Its drama is presented in rhythmic text and stunning illustrations.

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A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis

By:
Matt de la Peña
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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A portrait of a true American sports hero, Jackie Robinson, who was the first African American to play on a major league baseball team.

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A Picture Book of Jackie Robinson

By:
David Adler
Illustrated by: Robert Casilla

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Jesse Owens was a breakthrough athlete — an African American who captured the world stage (and four gold medals!) at the 11th Olympiad in Nazi Germany. In this book, readers will learn about his life through brief text and watercolor illustrations.

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A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

By:
David Adler
Illustrated by: Robert Casilla

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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At just over 5 feet tall, no one thought Mamie Johnson, also known as "Peanut" because of her size, would become a baseball star. But she sure could pitch! The author collaborated with the actual Mamie Johnson to tell the riveting — and real — story of how Peanut Johnson became one of three women to play professionally in the Negro Baseball League.

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A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson

By:
Michelle Green
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Trudy Ederle loved to swim, and she was determined to be the best. At seventeen Trudy won three medals at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. But what she planned to do next had never been done by a woman: She would swim across the English Channel in fourteen hours and set a world record.

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America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle

By:
David Adler
Illustrated by: Terry Widener

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Where and how the Olympics began is explored in this factual companion to Hour of the Olympics (one in the fantasy series in which siblings Annie and Jack time travel). The informational book stands alone or can augment the novel (for 6-9 year olds) as they explore the origins of the Olympics.

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Ancient Greece and the Olympics (A Magic Treehouse Research Guide)

By:
Mary Pope Osborne

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Women and girls haven't always played basketball. In fact, it was a struggle to play while acting "lady-like" in the late 1800s. Readers will enjoy learning about Agnes Motley and the competition that launched women into basketball through vivid prose and lively illustration.

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Basketball Belles: How Two Teams & One Scrappy Player Put Women's Hoops on the Map

By:
Sue Macy
Illustrated by: Heather Collins

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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The most celebrated black cowboy was Bill Pickett, a fearless rodeo star with a knack for taming bulls that brought the crowds to their feet. The closing note in this book provides an overview of the history of rodeos and black cowboys.

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Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin' Cowboy

By:
Andrea Pinkney
, Brian Pinkney
Illustrated by: Brian Pinkney

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Arthur John Johnson became known as Black Jack, the world's first black heavyweight champion and one of the best known boxers of the 20th century. Readers meet him through a rhythmic text and bold illustrations that present a clever, hardworking, and confident man. The book is published just in time to commemorate the anniversary of historic fight, July 4, 1910.

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Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson

By:
Charles Smith
Illustrated by: Shane Evans

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Jim Thorpe's childhood was a mix of hard work in the outdoors and a succession of military-strict "Indian Schools" that relentlessly imposed white culture on Native American children. Then in 1907, wearing overalls and a work shirt, he effortlessly broke his school high-jump record – a feat that launched a remarkable athletic career in track, football, and baseball, culminating at the 1912 Olympics, where Thorpe won the decathlon with a world record score that would stand for almost 20 years and the pentathlon with a points total that would never be beaten.

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Bright Path: Young Jim Thorpe

By:
Don Brown

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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"[B]ack in the 1920s and '30s," twelve of sixteen Acerra children played baseball (the girls back then didn't play sports). This upbeat look at one close-knit, longtime baseball-playing family is jauntily illustrated. An author's note reveals her inspiration and an update on the Acerras (including their induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame).

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Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team

By:
Audrey Vernick
Illustrated by: Steven Salerno

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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A trip to Brazil inspired this look at a unique sport called "capoeira." The result is a compelling journey into capoeira's history and its popularity around the world. The book begins with students at an academy in Oakland, California. Well-placed and -paced, full-color photographs chronicle this amazing activity.

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Capoeira: Game! Dance! Martial Art!

By:
George Ancona

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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What kind of cat would go sliding off on skis, and who'd believe it anyway? When the family accidentally leaves Henry, their sassy Siamese, behind at the ski lodge, he takes matters into his own paws in this beguiling adventure. [Amazon]

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Cross-Country Cat

By:
Mary Calhoun
Illustrated by: Erick Ingraham

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Readers will discover the pageantry of the original games; Pierre de Coubertin's revival of the modern games in 1896; the variety of Olympic sports; astounding world records; the intense training Olympians endure; the politics of Olympic games; and much more. Here's a glorious celebration of the world's finest athletes and their spirit of competition and excellence.

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DK Eyewitness Books: Olympics

By:
Chris Oxlade

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Martin shares the remarkable life story of former professional basketball player Will Allen, urban farmer and food educator. Straightforward prose and colorful illustrations done in muscular ink lines express the energy and confidence of the book’s subject as he works alongside smiling grownups and kids. Abundant back matter includes information about Allen’s work. [School Library Journal]

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Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table

By:
Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Illustrated by: Eric-Shabazz Larkin

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Visually stunning and informative, Ali’s early life, how it influenced him, as well as his many accomplishments are presented. Dramatic illustrations are enhanced by the presentation of text in different typefaces. A timeline concludes this brief biography.

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Float Like a Butterfly

By:
Ntozake Shange
Illustrated by: Edel Rodriguez

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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The winter games began in France in 1924. This compelling examination of their start, the evolution of the games, and more are revealed in photographs and compelling text. It is current through the 2006 winter Olympic Games.

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Freeze Frame: A History of the Winter Olympics

By:
Sue Macy

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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This book showcases athletes and events that not only set sports records but also impacted history and world views. Learn the meaning behind the five interlocking rings featured on the Olympic flag. Cheer on American Jim Thorpe as he won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, only to lose his medals later. Read how the man dubbed as the "world's laziest high jumper" won the gold in 1968 and later had a jump named after him.

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G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet

By:
Doug Herzog
Illustrated by: Brad Bowles

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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There were always discoveries to be made in their grandmother's attic; and Gee always had a story to go along with it. On this visit, the cousins find an autographed baseball that leads to a story about the Negro Baseball League and its stars, Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige. Exciting, predictable, and well-paced, this is sure to appeal to children.

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Home-Run King

By:
Patricia McKissack

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Annie and Jack travel back in time to the first Olympic games to retrieve a lost story. There they learn a lot about what girls were — and were not — permitted to do in Ancient Greece. (Magic Tree House #16)

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Hour of the Olympics

By:
Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrated by: Sal Murdocca

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Have you ever wondered how athletes become Olympians? Canadian Olympic runner and author Madeleine Kelly explains the history of the Games, how athletes train for their event, and so much more!

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How Do You Become an Olympian? A Book About the Olympics and Olympic Athletes

By:
Madeleine Kelly
Illustrated by: Srimalie Bassani

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Baseball and a boy named Georgie Radbourn are the reason that America's perpetual winter came to an end. It was his perseverance and love of baseball that finally cracked failed player Boss Swaggert's hold on the game. Dark-hued illustrations evoke a time past and celebrate the triumph of innocence over evil.

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How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball

By:
David Shannon
Illustrated by: David Shannon

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Ashima Shiraishi, one of the world's youngest and most skilled climbers in the world, draws on her experience in this true story of strength and perseverance — in rock climbing and in life.

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How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion

By:
Ashima Shiraishi
Illustrated by: Yao Xiao

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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A champion at the 2008 Beijing Olympics explains the training schedule that allowed him to accomplish the first-of-its-kind feat of winning eight Olympic gold medals. Comparisons are made that put miles swum, naps taken, calories eaten, weights lifted, etc., into a context that youngsters might more easily understand. For example, his six years of training (from 1998 to 2003) are described as "a kindergartner's whole life!" or "the same as 42 dog years!"

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How to Train with a T. Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals

By:
Michael Phelps
, Alan Abramson
Illustrated by: Ward Jenkins

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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When Trey loses his lucky piece of sea glass, he’s convinced that his luck is gone, too. He goes into a slump in baseball, not certain that he can ever get his mojo back. Baseball fans will enjoy the baseball terms and jargon and just may figure out that lucky charms are not what create success on or off the baseball field.

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Lucky Enough

By:
Fred Bowen

Age Level: 6-9 years old

A picture-book biography of Marshall Taylor, an African American who became a great bicycle racer. Taylor grew up in Indianapolis, taught himself stunts on his bicycle, and won the first race he entered, in 1891, at age 13. He went on to achieve international fame in a segregated sport.

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Major Taylor, Champion Cyclist

By:
Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrated by: James Ransome

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Despite being named after a famous ballerina, little Mia Hamm never cared for pirouettes. Instead, she chased the ball: baseball, basketball, and especially soccer. Since she was often the only girl on her sports teams, she had a hard time making friends. But when fifteen-year-old Mia made the U.S. women’s national soccer team, everything changed. All around her, young women tackled and dribbled, passed and kicked, scored, and screamed. They were just like her―but even more skilled. She was determined not to let her team down.

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Mia and Friends: Mia Hamm and the Soccer Sisterhood that Changed History

By:
Karlin Gray
Illustrated by: Micheline Hess

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Jackie loved to pitch baseball. Her long practices paid off when at 17-years old she pitched for the Chattanooga Lookouts in a demonstration game against the New York Yankees. Jackie struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig — and forever changed baseball's rules. The excitement of Jackie Mitchell's story is well-paced, illustrated with slightly exaggerated and altogether winning illustrations.

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Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen

By:
Marissa Moss
Illustrated by: C. F. Payne

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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The annual Fun Run is coming up at Brookside Elementary! The students will all run laps around the carpool lane, and Miles Lewis wants to be one of the top five runners. Even though he zooms through sprints, he runs out of gas for long distance, so he creates a nutrition and exercise regimen to boost his endurance. But on the big day, he witnesses one kid struggling to keep going. Should Miles keep pressing for his personal best, or should he lend support to help a friend? In the end, Miles must decide what winning really means to him.

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Miles Lewis: Track Star

By:
Kelly Starling Lyons
Illustrated by: Wayne Spencer

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Iditarod racers often run in families of humans and the dogs that run. The grueling, exciting race is introduced in clearly labeled photographs and crisp text just right for dipping in and out of for a glimpse at the brave animals and people who run it.

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Mush! Sled Dogs of the Iditarod

By:
Joe Funk

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Nadia Comaneci was a feisty and fearless little girl who went from climbing trees in the forests of Romania to swinging into history at the 1976 Olympic Games, where she received an unprecedented seven perfect scores in gymnastics. But as readers will see in this first-ever illustrated picture book about Nadia’s journey to Olympic gold, the road from small-town girl to world-class athlete was full of many imperfect moments.

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Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn't Sit Still

By:
Karlin Gray
Illustrated by: Christine Davinier

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Boomer the Pig has been training hard for the Animal Olympics, so when he loses his first race, he shrugs it off and cheerfully moves on. One event after another, Boomer keeps losing, and the frustration begins to get to him. But even after coming in last in every sport, there's no getting this Olympig down. It's just great practice for the Winter Games!

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Olympig!

By:
Victoria Jamieson

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Effa Manley, born when jazz was new and sports were segregated, was passionate about fairness and baseball. She was to become the first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame along with players from the Negro Baseball League. Her life is presented in stylized illustration and clear text, for an intriguing portrait of a person and a time.

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She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story

By:
Audrey Vernick
Illustrated by: Don Tate

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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William Hoy wasn't born deaf but lost it as a boy growing up in rural Ohio. In spite of his hearing loss, Hoy went on to become a remarkable major league baseball player at the end of the 19th century. His little known story is sure to inspire contemporary readers who will meet him in this handsome, detailed picture book biography.

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Silent Star: The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William Hoy

By:
Bill Wise
Illustrated by: Adam Gustavson

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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The inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean American who overcame discrimination to realize both his father's desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion diver.

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Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story

By:
Paula Yoo
Illustrated by: Dom Lee

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Figure skating has become a popular Winter Olympics sport. Meet well-known figure skaters from around the world in full color photographs and a readable but brief text. A table of contents allows newly independent readers to easily find their favorite skater in this collective biography.

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Skating Superstars

By:
Scholastic Publishing

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Lush, realistic illustrations combine with a simple text to suggest what it must have been like when the pioneering Jackie Robinson played ball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Additional factual information is included in what is made to look like baseball cards on each page. The result is a handsome book that can be appreciated by different ages.

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Stealing Home: Jackie Robinson Against the Odds

By:
Robert Burleigh

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Growing up in Damascus, the pool was Yusra Mardini’s happy place. She learned to swim before she could walk. And with swimming came a dream―to compete in the Olympic games. But when war came to Syria, Yusra’s home―and her pool―were no longer safe. Yusra and her sister set out on a harrowing journey, crossing the sea in search of safety. Crammed on a too-small refugee boat, disaster strikes when the boat’s motor breaks. Scared but determined, Yusra plunges into the water and starts swimming.

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Swimming Toward a Dream: Yusra Mardini’s Incredible Journey from Refugee to Olympic Swimmer

By:
Reem Faruqi
Illustrated by: Asma Enayeh

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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While Tacky's friends train for the winter games, he sleeps during sit-ups, pigs out on pizza and doughnuts, and goofs off late into the night. The author brings in many facets of the Olympics: training before the games, the march of the athletes into the stadium for the opening ceremonies that include the lighting of a torch. Of course, there are also differences between these games and the televised ones — for skis, the penguins strap frozen fish to their feet! [Booklist]

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Tacky and the Winter Games

By:
Helen Lester
Illustrated by: Lynn Munsinger

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Mike and Kate are back to solve a new mystery. This one is in the Nation’s Capital, where the brother of the president plays baseball for the Nationals. And someone is snitching the team’s equipment. The popular series presents another temperate mystery especially for baseball fans.

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The Capital Catch (Ballpark Mysteries)

By:
David A. Kelly
Illustrated by: Mark Meyers

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Even as a kid, Max had a good arm. He even pitched while he served in the Navy where he struck out Joe DiMaggio. The next time he pitched to the star, Joltin’ Joe hit a homerun which is when Max’s career as a baseball clown really started. Meet Max Patkin and follow his unusual baseball career in comic illustrations and straightforward text.

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The Funniest Man in Baseball: The True Story of Max

By:
Audrey Vernick
Illustrated by: Jennifer Bower

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Not only did Edith Houghton play baseball in 1912, she played when she was only 10 years old! As an adult, Edith became a baseball scout, looking for other baseball talent. Her little-known story is well told and handsomely illustrated.

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The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton

By:
Audrey Vernick
Illustrated by: Steven Salerno

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Teen skateboarding phenom Sky Brown knows how to go big. After becoming a professional athlete at age 10, she became the first woman to land a frontside 540 at the X Games and won an Olympic medal at age 13. Young readers will eagerly follow Sky’s story as she recounts how she got started in the sport and what it feels like to compete. Then they’ll find their own skateboarding magic as she shows basic skills like choosing a stance, stopping, and dropping in.

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The Life-Changing Magic of Skateboarding: A Beginner’s Guide with Olympic Medalist Sky Brown

By:
Sky Brown
Illustrated by: Shaw Davidson

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Go inside Wrigley Field where the Chicago Cubs play baseball with Mike and Katie as they solve the mystery of the missing ivy. Baseball aficionados and those who like a mystery are sure to enjoy this latest installment in an easier to read, baseball- themed mystery series.

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The Wrigley Riddle

By:
David Kelly

Age Level: 6-9 years old

In Alice Coachman's Georgia hometown, there was no track where an African-American girl could practice, so she made her own crossbar with sticks and rags. With the support of her coach, friends, and community, Alice started to win medals. Her dream to compete at the Olympics came true in 1948. This is an inspiring free-verse story of the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Photos of Alice Coachman are also included.

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Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper

By:
Anna Malaspina
Illustrated by: Eric Velasquez

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Future Olympian Willye B. White was born in 1939 in Money, Mississippi, abandoned by both her parents, and worked alongside her grandparents in the cotton fields. Willye had big dreams, though. So when her cousin noticed she was the fastest runner around, Willye jumped at the chance to put on her traveling shoes and run her way to better opportunities, first with the Tennessee State Tigerbelles and then with the US Olympic team. Willye had to remind herself, “I believe in me,” whether she was running and jumping or witnessing the turmoil of the Civil Rights Movement.

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Traveling Shoes: The Story of Willye White, US Olympian and Long Jump Champion

By:
Alice Faye Duncan
Illustrated by: Keith Mallett

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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It was August 6, 1926; Gertrude Ederle was about to become the first woman to swim the English Channel. Not only did she swim the channel, she did so faster than the fastest time of any man. Dramatic illustrations and complete endnotes conclude Trudy’s riveting story.

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Trudy's Big Swim: How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm

By:
Sue Macy
Illustrated by: Matt Collins

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Wilma Rudolph not only overcame polio, she went on to become the first woman to win three Olympic gold medals in Rome in 1960. Semi-abstract paintings convey her power and personality in this accessible picture book biography.

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Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman

By:
Kathleen Krull
Illustrated by: David Diaz

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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He was known for his eccentricities and for being the winningest NY Yankees’ manager. Meet Casey Stengel who played an acceptable game of baseball but had “even greater skills at being a goofball.” His life makes a good story, told in an informal, chatty style and caricature-like illustrations sure to appeal even to non-baseball fans!

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You Never Heard of Casey Stengel?!

By:
Jonah Winter
Illustrated by: Barry Blitt

Age Level: 6-9 years old

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Explore elite wheelchair racer, wrestler, America’s Got Talent contestant, and Netflix documentary star Zion Clark’s journey from a childhood lost in the foster care system to his hard-fought rise as a high school wrestler to his current rigorous training to prepare as an elite athlete on the world stage.

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Zion Unmatched

By:
Zion Clark
, James Hirsch

Age Level: 6-9 years old

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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From the moment a fired-up teenager won 1960 Olympic gold to the day when a retired legend returned to raise the Olympic torch, the boxer known as "The Greatest" waged many a fight. Some were in the ring, against opponents like Sonny Liston and Joe Frazier; others were against societal prejudice and a war he refused to support because of his Islamic faith. The rap-inspired verse weaves and bobs and jabs, while bold collage artwork matches every move — capturing the "Louisville loudmouth with the great gift of rhyme" who shed the name Cassius Clay to take on the world as Muhammad Ali.

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12 Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali

By:
Charles R. Smith, Jr.
Illustrated by: Bryan Collier

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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Dedicating his life to helping patients labeled “incurables,” Ludwig Guttmann fought for the rights of paraplegics to live a full life. The young doctor believed—and eventually proved—that physical movement is key to healing, a discovery that led him to create the first Paralympic Games.

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A Sporting Chance: How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games

By:
Lori Alexander
Illustrated by: Allan Drummond

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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Nat was swimming neighborhood kids out of their money at the local Boyle Heights pool when the L.A. Mermaids performed and synchronized swimming stole her heart. But her activist mom and professor dad think it’s a sport with too much emphasis on looks—on thinness and whiteness. Nat fights for what she wants, using her anger to fuel her. People often underestimate her swimming skills when they see her stomach rolls, but she knows better than to worry about what people think. Sometimes, she feels more like a submarine than a mermaid, but she wonders if she could be both.

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Barely Floating

By:
Lilliam Rivera

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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Billie Jean King is not only a tennis superstar. She is also an advocate for equal rights in sports. Throughout her career, she fought against unfair pay and unequal opportunities for women. In her famous Battle of the Sexes victory, she proved once and for all that women can be top tennis players.

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Billie Jean King and the Battle of the Sexes

By:
Chris Bowman
Illustrated by: Eugene Smith

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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Everything seemed set against Chaunté Lowe. Growing up with a single mother in Paso Robles, California, where she experienced food insecurity, homelessness, and domestic abuse. But then, one day, she turned on the TV and there was Flo Jo, competing in the Olympics and shattering records in track and field. Chaunté worked hard—both in the classroom and out on the sports field—and through her own fierce determination and grit, she overcame every imaginable obstacle, eventually propelling herself to the place she always dreamed about: the Olympic medal podium.

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Boundless

By:
Chaunté Lowe

Age Level: 9-12 years old

Jesse isn’t as good a football player as his older brother but with a bit of encouragement from a friend, he tries out and gets the position of quarterback on the freshman team. And can a girl be the team’s kicker? Appearances don’t always reveal what a person can do – even in football. Recognizable concerns are sure to resonate with readers.

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Double Reverse

By:
Fred Bowen

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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Isaac and Marco already know sixth grade is going to change their lives. But it won’t change things at home—not without each other’s help. This year, star basketball player Isaac plans on finally keeping up with his schoolwork. Better grades will surely stop Isaac’s parents from arguing all the time. Meanwhile, straight-A Marco vows on finally winning his father’s approval by earning a spot on the school’s basketball team. But will their friendship and support for each other be enough to keep the two boys from falling short?

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Falling Short

By:
Ernesto Cisneros

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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Shenice Lockwood dreams of leading the Fulton Firebirds to the U12 softball regional championship. But Shenice’s focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending-and family-name-ruining-crime may have been a setup. It’s up to Shenice to discover the truth about her family's past-and fast-before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever.

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Fast Pitch

By:
Nic Stone

Age Level: 9-12 years old

Before Pedro Martínez pitched the Red Sox to a World Series championship, before he was named to the All-Star team eight times, before he won the Cy Young three times, he was a kid from a place called Manoguayabo in the Dominican Republic. Pedro loved baseball more than anything, and his older brother Ramon was the best pitcher he’d ever seen. He’d dream of the day he and his brother could play together in the major leagues.

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Growing Up Pedro: Candlewick Biographies: How the Martinez Brothers Made It from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues

By:
Matt Tavares

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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A baseball game. A kid watching. An outfielder needed. It should be an easy out, but not really when all manner of fantastic things get in the way of catching the ball. What really happens in this a riveting, nearly wordless baseball game is open to interpretation and certainly worthy of multiple examinations.

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I Got It!

By:
David Wiesner

Age Level: 9-12 years old

Mamie "Peanut" Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball, but she wasn't welcome in the segregated All-American Girls Pro Baseball League due to the color of her skin. A greater opportunity came her way in 1953 when Johnson signed to play ball for the Negro Leagues' Indianapolis Clowns, becoming the first female pitcher to play on a men's professional team. During the three years she pitched for the Clowns, her record was an impressive 33-8. But more importantly, she broke ground for other female athletes and for women everywhere.

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Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues

By:
Leah Henderson
Illustrated by: George Doutsiopoulos

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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Jordan’s days as star player for her school’s basketball team ended when an accident left her paralyzed from the waist down. Now, she’s still the team captain, but her competition days seem to be behind her…until an encounter with a mysterious elephant, who she names Marshmallow, helps Jordan discover water polo.

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Marshmallow & Jordan

By:
Alina Chau

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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From boxing to boccia, find out just what it takes to compete in every sport in the summer games. You’ll discover what makes each sport great—and not so great—as well as what skills and equipment you’ll need to start practicing like a pro!

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On Your Mark, Get Set, Gold!: An Irreverent Guide to the Sports of the Summer Games

By:
Scott Allen
Illustrated by: Antoine Corbineau

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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Astrid realizes that her interests differ from those of her best friend but decides to pursue them anyway. How the girls’ friendship weathers this is key to this story as much as information about the sport in this engaging graphic novel.

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Roller Girl

By:
Victoria Jamieson

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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Even though the ancient Greeks conceived the Olympics, it was a small Frenchman "with a shrill voice and a bushy mustache" who almost single-handedly brought the modern Olympics to life again. This revealing, clear, and handsome book provides an engaging and authoritative overview of the summer Olympics.

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

By:
Sue Macy

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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An introduction by baseball great Hank Aaron opens this riveting look at the history of the Negro League. A large format supports revealing portraits of League players and an absorbing narration revealed in nine innings. Endnotes and further readings conclude this memorable and accessible history.

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We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball

By:
Kadir Nelson
, Nelson

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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From hippo attacks on the Okavango River to Chitina headwaters in Alaska, this chapter book is full of raging rivers and thrilling adventures. Gripping – and true – stories of incredible adventures, extreme excursions, and ultimate survival.

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White Water! National Geographic Kids

By:
Brenna Maloney

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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Twelve-year-old Ryan goes kayaking and fishing on a California river with his older brother, Tanner. As the boys shoot down rocky rapids, a jagged log in the chute slices into their kayak, toppling them into freezing water, injuring Tanner and leaving him unconscious. Using what he learned from his video games, Ryan is able to stay calm and survive some harrowing situations, and ultimately save both of their lives.

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Wild River

By:
P.J. Petersen

Age Level: 9-12 years old

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Get ready…as a young boy growing up in Athens, your father has high hopes that you'll enter the Olympic games. It’s demanding!

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You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Greek Athlete!

By:
Michael Ford
Illustrated by: David Antram

Age Level: 9-12 years old

Hands-on Activities

Build on what you’re learning together through books with these family-friendly activities, experiments, and crafts.

  • pile of colorful socks
    6 Active Games with a Sock Ball [157]
    Active for Life
  • 8 Summer Olympics Sports Games [158]
    Active for Life
  • Activity Dice [159]
    Active for Life
  • homemade olympic chart showing medal counts for each country
    Adopt-a-Nation Olympic Chart [160]
    Education.com
  • template for paper dice
    Balance Dice [161]
    KIDDO Australia
  • photo of a baseball mitt with a baseball inside it
    Ballpark Learning Activities [162]
    Teach Mama
  • closeup photo of a baseball scorecard
    Baseball Scorecard [163]
    The Baseball Scorecard
  • sample scorecard for kids
    Baseball Scorecard for Kids [164]
    The Baseball Scorecard
  • photo of a baseball score keeping sheet
    Baseball: How to Keep Score [165]
    The Baseball Scorecard
  • Young girl wearing a homemade gold medal
    Champion Gold Medals [166] video
    PBS Parents
  • Drawing of an olympic torch with country flags above it
    Exploring Olympic Host Nations [167]
    Reading Rockets
  • DIY foosball game
    Foosball Table [168]
    U Create Crafts
  • diagram of elements of a minigolf course and how a ball interacts with them
    Mini Golf Physics [169]
    Science Buddies
  • DIY paper olive wreath crown
    Olive Leaf Crown [170]
    DLTK Crafts for Kids
  • DIY torch made out of paper
    Olympic Torch [171]
    The Spruce Crafts
  • origami olympic rings
    Origami Olympic Rings [172]
    Activity Village
  • close-up of baseball and bat on the grass
    Pitch and Hit Graphing [173]
    Education.com
  • Recipe for an Active Day [174]
    Active for Life
  • Summer Olympics Activities [175]
    Active for Life
  • diagram of hand grip on curveball pitch
    Thrown for a Curve [176]
    Exploratorium

Summer Writing

Give kids a chance to flex their writing muscles all summer long. Try one of these prompts, selected from our writing contest archives and other literacy organizations.

  • Ancient Olympics 404 A.D.: My Big Fat Greek Olympics (Time Warp Trio) [177]
  • Be a Reporter at the Olympics [178]

Great Websites for Kids

Dive deeper into topics of interest with these media-rich and interactive sites.

  • Active for Life [179]
  • Ancient Greek Olympics [180]
  • Baseball Poems and Songs [181]
  • Club Major League Baseball [182] video
  • Fastball Reaction Time [183]
  • GeoGames: Winter Sports [184]
  • Go for the Gold [185]
  • It's Greek to Me [186]
  • KIDDO: Improve Your Move [187]
  • Let's Move Outside [188]
  • Little Lunkers: Take Me Fishing [189]
  • Nature Find: Find Parks, Trails, and Other Nature Sites Near You [190]
  • NBA Hoop Troop [191]
  • Rio 2016 Summer Olympics (Official Website) [192]
  • Science of Baseball [193]
  • Skateboard Science [194]
  • Sports Illustrated for Kids [195]

Great Podcasts for Kids

Listen and learn with these podcasts especially for kids. These podcasts are free and easy to listen to from any device via Apple Podcasts [196] or Stitcher [197] — or from Listen Notes [198], a podcast search engine.

  • On the Shoulders of Giants [199] audio
    Code Switch
  • Skateboards: When Roller Skates Met Surfboards [200] audio
    Brains On: Forever Ago
  • The Physics of Basketball [201] audio
    Tumble Science Podcast

Educational Apps

Educational apps recommended by Common Sense Media and other trusted reviewers.

  • ABC Play [202] $
  • Chop Chop Tennis [203] $
  • Crazy Basketball [204]
  • FIFA Soccer [205] $
  • Kurt Warner's Football 101 [206] $

More Themed Resources

Growing Readers Tip Sheets

Simple activities for parents and kids to do together to build reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. Read online or print the PDF.

  • Measure Up! [207]
  • Meet the Author

    If. Author and photographer Charles Smith [208] uses photos of boys playing sports to accompany Kipling's classic poem of father offering advice to his son.

  • Meet the Author

    The fastest woman in the world. Wilma Unlimited, by Kathleen Krull [209], tells the incredible story of how Wilma Rudolph overcame polio, poverty, and prejudice to win three gold medals at the Olympics.

  • Meet the Author

    Reading from Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson. Writer and photographer Charles Smith [208] reads from his book about the boxing legend.

  • Meet the Author

    We Are the Ship. Award-winning illustrator and writer Kadir Nelson [210] describes the painstaking research he did to be sure every detail in his book We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball was accurate.

Our Summer Blog

Our Summer Blog

  • Trailblazer Summer [211]
  • Score Big with Books [212]
  • On Your Mark, Get Set, Go Olympics! [213]

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Washington DC for Kids

Places

  • Anacostia Community Museum [215]
  • East Potomac Park [216]
  • National Museum of African American History and Culture [217]
  • National Portrait Gallery [218]

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