Kid Olympians: Summer
True Tales of Childhood from Champions and Game Changers

I read this book with my son and we both absolutely adored it! This book is good to read to almost any age, but the reading level is probably best for 8-12 years old. We previously read Kid Scientists, another book in this series, and when I saw that this book was releasing I had to get my hands on i......more

Not all completely new information but I like the child perspective of beginning a sport and the ins and outs of becoming great. Very timely read to share as a family with the Summer Games in Paris going on concurrently.......more

"This was good like when the Olympics are on TV right now. Michael Phelps as a kid sounded a lot like me!" -Conley, age 9......more

If you are looking for inspirational role models for your children, look no further. This non-fiction book gives short biographical summaries on some incredible sporting superstars, recent and historic. It gives background information, how they overcame prejudice, broke down barriers and achieved ama......more

From polio to war to bigotry to spina bifida to poverty to wearing a hijab to dwarfism becoming a refugee to segregation to ADHD these athletes have overcome and broken records in their fields and become winners in the Olympics and Paralympics as well as the Special Olympics. Each one of the athlete......more