Olympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient Greece
Presents a history of the Olympic games held in ancient Greece.
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Dyan Blacklock is a writer and a publisher. She has written a number of books for children including Pankration: The Ultimate Game, an adventure novel set in Ancient Greece, and Nudes & Nikes: Champions and Legends of the First Olympics, a history of the Olympic Games. She lives in Adelaide, Australia.
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David Kennett has worked as a freelance artist, a designer, and an art director. He is now a full-time book illustrator whose previous books include The King's Gift and Lucky I Have My Umbrella. He lives in Glenside, Australia, a suburb of Adelaide.
Gr 4-7-An enticing look at the ancient Olympics. At first glance, the book resembles a graphic novel-each page looks like a jumble of illustrations accompanied by several lines of text along the bottom. Closer inspection reveals one or several uniquely rendered, fascinating black-and-white or full-color illustrations per page. The depictions are brilliant-naked athletes participate in races, wrestling, and so on. All illustrate multiple aspects of an event or the background information provided. The text begins with a succinct explanation of the origin of the games, all related to warfare, and all honoring the Greek gods. It discusses who the eligible contestants were and who could attend. Each of the five days of events is covered with mention of some of the ceremonies, rituals, and animal sacrifices that took place. Athletic events including the pankration, a violent form of wrestling that had just two rules-no biting or eye gouging-are also considered. A well-defined map reveals where the action took place. There is also a clear, less colorful map of Olympia itself. Recent titles such as Hadyn Middleton's Ancient Olympic Games (Heinemann Library, 2001) and Stewart Ross's The Original Olympics (Peter Bedrick, 2001) pale in comparison to this clever introduction.
Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherWalker & Co
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0802787916
- ISBN 13 9780802787910
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages48
- EditorBlacklock Dyan
- IllustratorKennett David
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