From the winning bid to the Olympic village and stadiums, this book looks beyond the sports and into all aspects, such as the costs involved, the media and where events will take place around the country.

 

This book is part of a book series called The Olympics .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Hachette Children's Group .

Nick Hunter is an experienced author of non-fiction books for children.

This book has the following chapters: The World's Greatest Sporting Event The Olympic Movement The Winning Bid Staging the Games Building the Venues Beyond the Olympic Park Symbols and Ceremonies Olympic Sports The Athletes Paralympic Dreams Technology at the Olympics Media and Merchandise After the Games Countdown to London Glossary Further Information Index