Nothing beats the sporting spectacle of the World Cup! This FIFA-endorsed guide, the only official one aimed at younger readers, contains everything kids need to become experts on the thrilling competition. Informative and accessible, it includes easy-to-follow team analyses of all 32 finalists, star player profiles, outstanding big match photographs, puzzles, games, fill-ins, and an introducti…
The first modern Olympics, held in Athens in 1896, featured 241 athletes from 14 countries. When the event hits London in 2012, 4,200 athletes from 147 countries will compete before a global television audience of 6.7 billion people. In the intervening years, some of the greatest stories in the history of sports have been written, and names have been immortalized. This official publication of t…