Freeze Frame: A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics

by Sue Macy

This companion volume to the highly acclaimed Swifter, Higher, A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics follows the stunning visual format of the first book to capture the heroics of the Winter Olympics. From the unlikely Jamaican bobsled team to the unforgettable U.S.S.R. vs. U.S.A. hockey clash at Lake Placid, all the legends of great winter sports are recalled, including stars of skiing, bobsledding, ice skating and even snowboarding.


The book recounts the triumph and tragedy that has enthralled the world since the Winter Olympics were launched in Chamonix in 1924: from Eric Heiden's 1980 five gold medal haul to the horror of the 1961 plane crash that claimed 18 members of the U.S. figure skating team.


Freeze Frame features spectacular photo galleries in addition to a superb map of Winter Olympic sites, an insight into the coverage of new extreme Olympic sports, and a complete Winter Olympic Almanac, which includes quick reference information on each Olympiad.

Genres: Sports, Nonfiction

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 24, 2006

Reviews

[Vanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

At this point I have read a number of junior level Olympics books. This was one of the best, I think. Sue Macy's writing style is so clear and engaging that I was eager to read the rest of her works.

[Maribeth Tomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Junior Books Project

Category: Informational

Source: Textbook pg280

This informational book is a delight to read when wanting to learn all about the Winter Olympics! It describes the first Winter Olympics games back in 1924 in France. It wasn't officially named the Winter Olympics until two years later! Then, they were just calling it Winter Sports Week. It discusses the "weather jinx" which is when the weather doesn't cooperate. It discusses the different medalists, the different games, the different equipment, and the conflicts between competitors. This exciting look into the Winter Olympics will have people of all ages excited for the next games!

When first looking at this book you see a female olympian in a red bodysuit. She's got the face of a winner. The title are located in the middle and lower part of the book and the top right corner has the National Geographic symbol. The back of the book has a small description of what the Winter Olympics are about and a couple reviews for the book. At the bottom, there is also a small bio of the author.

This will be a great book to use to get students to learn about the different sports in the Winter Olympics. You can compare and contrast with the Summer Olympics. You can get students to create their own classroom olympics and have students design their own medal to present to the winners.

[Gina Saenz]

Freeze Frame by Sue Macy
Category: Informative
I love the Olympics; it’s one of my favorite past times! This book does a great job in describing some of the events that take place every four years and how those events have changed and evolved over the years. Most of the book is about US athletes, but some other countries are represented as well. Macy does an excellent job in laying out the details that goes into putting together The Games and the controversies that sometimes surround them. The photos are captivating and vivid and include pictures of games held many, many years ago. It is quite humorous to see how the uniforms have evolved over the years.
The book is organized well and is a quick, easy read. While the text of this book is geared towards the upper elementary level students, and beyond, I believe that 2nd and 3rd graders would enjoy the photos, especially those readers that are sports enthusiasts. This book could be used in the classroom to talk about past times.

[Kelley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love photography so any book that teaches its reader something thought photography is a good book to me. I think that this book has a great approach on teaching a subject, like they say a picture is worth a thousand words an this book has tones of them. the readers of this book will enjoy the fact that they do not have to read long passages of information to understand the history of the Winter Olympics. An overall great book that will teaches its readers the information they need in a new exciting way.

[Judy W · Rating 3 out of 5]

I could not read it front to back. Interesting pictures and interesting info. It does have an index.

[VaughanPL]

Click to find it in the catalogue.

[Amy (DemonKittie) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read and a nice guide to the Olympics.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Personally, I think this book doesn't have enough pictures to qualify as a good book for children.