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02142aam a22003015i 4500 001 E3FA0D98B44411E589926878DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160106010753 008 150204s2015 nyu 000 0 eng 010 $a 2015932700 020 $a 1489637400 020 $a 9781489637406 (multi-user ebk.) 020 $a 1489637397 020 $a 9781489637390 (single user ebk.) 020 $a 1489637389 020 $a 9781489637383 (hard cover : alk. paper) 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 100 1 $a Herzog, Brad. 245 10 $a G is for gold medal : $b an olympics alphabet / $c Brad Herzog. 263 $a 1503 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b AV2 By Weigl, $c 2015. 300 $a pages cm 490 0 $a Av2 fiction readalong 520 $a From the first games held in ancient Greece to the cultural extravaganzas of recent years, there have been some incredible and amazing events and milestones in the world of Olympic sports. Now in G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet, writer Brad Herzog showcases those 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. All these moments and more are brought to life in G is for Gold Medal. Brad Herzog has written travel and sports books for readers young and old. His books with Sleeping Bear include the best-selling H is for Home Run: A Baseball Alphabet. Brad lives on California's Monterey Peninsula. Doug Bowles has been a freelance illustrator for more than twenty years. His books for Sleeping Bear include One Kansas Farmer: A Kansas Number Book and S is for Sunflower: A Kansas Alphabet. Doug lives in Leawood, Kansas. 941 $a 1 952 $l LEPI975 $d 20231006011450.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E3FA0D98B44411E589926878DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search