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  　Jack and Annie are off on another adventure! This time theyare sent to ancient Greece, where a very important event is takingplace. Join them as they race against time and witness the veryfirst Olympic games!
  　About the Author
  　Mary Pope Osborne grew up in the military, and by the timeshe was fifteen had lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida and fourdifferent army posts in Virginia and North Carolina. Aftergraduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill inthe early 1970's, Mary traveled all over Europe, and spent thefirst six weeks of her trip living in a cave on the island ofCrete. She then joined up with a group of European young people andtraveled in rickety vans through sixteen Asian countries, includingIraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal. She was abartender, an acting teacher, a waitress, a travel agent, a windowdresser, and a medical assistant — all before becoming an author!Now she is the author of many highly acclaimed picture books, earlychapter books, middle-grade biographies, and young adult novels. InFebruary 1993, Mary was elected the 27th president of the Author'sGuild, the oldest, most established organization for writers in theUnited States.
  　Mary her husband Will spilt their time between an apartmentin Greenwich Village, New York and a cabin in Pennsylvania. Theyown a terrier named Bailey, who sleeps on the top of Mary's deskevery day while she writes!