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Glenn Murphy

Olympic Sport: The Whole Muscle-Flexing Story: 100% Unofficial

Olympic Sport: The Whole Muscle-Flexing Story: 100% Unofficial

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Olympic Sport is a hilarious, bonkers, and brilliant science book that answers questions about the Olympics and sport, such as why athletes are born stronger and faster, why tennis rackets have strings, and how gymnasts balance on their hands. It is divided into five easy-to-digest sections and packed with illustrations, making it an accessible introduction to the science of sport for any young athletes and scientists.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 10 June 2021
Publisher: Pan Macmillan


From the bestselling author of "Why is Snot Green?" comes another hilarious, bonkers, and brilliant science book—find out the answers to all the questions you've ever had about the Olympics and sport!

Are Olympic athletes born stronger and faster than the rest of us?

Why do tennis rackets have strings?

How do gymnasts balance on their hands?

Why do hurdlers do the splits when they jump?

From running a marathon to beating your friends at basketball, to being the bendiest gymnast around, find out everything you've ever wanted to know about sports, and exactly what it is that makes athletes the best at what they do.

Divided into five easy-to-digest sections and packed with illustrations, Glenn Murphy's "Olympic Sport" is an accessible introduction to the science of sport, perfect for any young athletes and scientists.

- Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger

In the Olympic Stadium

Going the Distance

He Shoots... He Scores!

Balance, Flexibility, and Control

Discover more funny science with "Disgusting Science: A Revolting Look at What Makes Things Gross."

Weight: 152g
Dimension: 129 x 196 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529043006

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