Going for gold : an ancient Greek puzzle mystery /

Glossary.

Hbk ISBN 9781839949074.

Learn how to read and write ancient Greek in this gripping puzzle mystery story about the ancient Olympics. When ancient Greek friends Phoebe and Leon discover that a pentathlon athlete is cheating in the Olympic Games, they decide that they must stop him before it's too late. But there are a lot of puzzles to solve along the way, from a mysterious message discovered in the temple to a suspicious conversation at the stadion. Will Phoebe and Leon be able to stop the villain before the winner is crowned? It's a race to the finish line!

With beautifully detailed artwork by James Weston Lewis, fascinating facts about ancient Greece and a fold-out guide at the back of the book which explains how to read and write ancient Greek and contains an easy-to-use Greek dictionary, this is the perfect book for children who love history and hair-raising adventures.

Featuring ancient Greek messages, maps, logic puzzles and more, children will enjoy immersing themselves in ancient Greece and taking part in the story.

A page of solutions is included at the end of the book.

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Young People.

7-9.

7-10.

KS2.

Andy writes all about the most amazing, unusual, funny and fascinating things in the world and beyond. He likes a good joke and also making giant things out of cardboard, although most of the time he is visiting schools and getting children excited about books. He lives in a forest in Gloucestershire where he enjoys cheese, cats and table tennis.