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The quirkiest guide you will ever read to the history of the worlds most famous celebration of sport. From the story of how ethos of the games of ancient Greece has been carried down and into the twenty-first century, to the individual tales of heroes and heroines, this is a lively, witty and entertaining guide for young readers everywhere. As always with Richard Brasseys popular books, there are comic strips, fact boxes, hilarious captions and speech bubbles, in a book thats packed with amazing information and entertaining insight.

The quirkiest guide you will ever read to the history of the worlds most famous celebration of sport. From the story of how ethos of the games of ancient Greece has been carried down and into the twenty-first century, to the individual tales of heroes and heroines, this is a lively, witty and entertaining guide for young readers everywhere. As always with Richard Brasseys popular books, there are comic strips, fact boxes, hilarious captions and speech bubbles, in a book thats packed with amazing information and entertaining insight.