Ancient Greece and the Olympics: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics
- ISBN-10
- 0375823786
- ISBN-13
- 9780375823787
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 121
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
- Authors
- Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce
Description
Filled with fascinating facts, a Magic Tree House Research Guide takes readers on an exciting tour of ancient Greece, where gods and goddesses reigned supreme and the Olympics were born. Simultaneous.
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- 2012-02-29
- 128 pages
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