On Your Marks Get Set Gold

An exciting, laugh-a-minute guide to every Olympic and Paralympic sportFrom boxing to boccia, find out just what it takes to become an Olympic and Paralympic star in this hilariously informative guide to the games. For each sport you'll discover why it's great, why it's not so great, what skills and equipment you'll need to start practising and even how to sound like a pro! You'll learn about some of the greatest Olympians in history, events that might appear in the future and there's a helpful guide to your chances of becoming a champion.With bold, energetic illustrations and a text packed with weird, wonderful and wildly hilarious facts written by sports journalist Scott Allen, this gift book is the funniest guide you'll find to the next Olympics!

Product details

• Authors: Scott Allen
• Assisted by: Antoine Corbineau (Illustration)
• Publisher: Nosy Crow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2021
• EAN: 9781788007276
• ISBN: 978-1-78800-727-6
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 252 mm x 291 mm x 9 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Water Sports, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Football, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Cycling, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Skateboarding, General knowledge & trivia (Children's / Teenage), Athletics & gymnastics (Children's / Teenage), Football / soccer (Children's / Teenage)