The Olympics

This edition explores issues related to the Olympics. It covers benefits and harms from hosting the Olympics. It examines the issues of drugs and doping in the Olympics. Readers will learn about often unseen sides to the massive event, including the environmental, political, and sex trafficking issues as they relate to the Olympics.

* Reviews *

Review: The OlympicsEach well-chosen selection raises fascinating questions about the legal and ethical aspects of each issue, inviting teens' empathy with personal histories as well as facts. With up-to-date, relevant resource lists and expertly edited selections, these volumes, like others in the venerable series, are natural choices to support high-school debates and classroom discussion.Booklist, March 2011
RL
Grades
10-12+
IL
Grades
9-12+
GRL
Z
Details:
Product type: Paperback Book
ISBN: 978-0-7377-4117-9
Author: Tamara L. Roleff
Copyright: 2009
Reading Level: Grades 10-12+
Interest Level: Grades 9-12+
GRL: Z
Dimensions: 6" x 9"