The book ranges from triumph to tragedy, both hallmarks of Olympics history, as it relates victories such as Eric Heiden's 1980 …

The book ranges from triumph to tragedy, both hallmarks of Olympics history, as it relates victories such as Eric Heiden's 1980 five gold medal win and horrors such as the 1961 plane crash that killed 18 members of the U.S. figure-skating team. The Winter Olympics launched in 1924 in Chamonix and has captured the world's imagination in mountain locations over the world since then.

Freeze Frame includes spectacular photo galleries in addition to wonderful images throughout, maps of Winter Olympic sites, a section on Winter Olympic extremes, and complete back matter with the Winter Olympics Almanac, with includes quick reference information on each Olympiad.

Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics, also by Sue Macy, has garnered the following awards: Booklist Top Ten Sports Book for Youth, School Library Journal Starred Review, Booklist Starred Review, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Starred Review, and Chicago Public Library's 2005 Best of the Best.

Sue Macy lives in Englewood, NJ. She is the award-winning author of Winning Ways: A Photohistory of American Women in Sports …

Sue Macy lives in Englewood, NJ. She is the award-winning author of Winning Ways: A Photohistory of American Women in Sports and A Whole New Ball Game: The Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Both were named ALA Best Books for Young Adults and NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies. She is also the author of the National Geographic companion title to Freeze Frame, Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics.

"Macy's easy, anecdotal style is both substantive and captivating. There is plenty of information to support reports here, but the …

"Macy's easy, anecdotal style is both substantive and captivating. There is plenty of information to support reports here, but the fascinating details and the open layouts, filled with color images of athletes through the century, will pull in browsers gearing up for the games. Source information and suggested resources close this timely, handsome offering, which will attract both reluctant and strong readers long past the games' close."—Booklist