1. 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.
2. Born in Bath, James moved to
Oxfordshire when he was 5 where
he grew up in a small village. He did
an Art Foundation degree at
Oxford Brookes University and
then moved to Bristol to study
Illustration at the University of the
West of England, where he
specialised in Print. James now lives
in Lewisham in South London. His
first book, The Great Fire of
London, was longlisted for the
CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal.
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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 to decode
– Maze
– Logic puzzles
– A page of solutions
– Fold-out dictionary and code-cracking guide
Other titles in the series include: British Museum The Curse of the Tomb Robbers, an Ancient Egyptian Puzzle Mystery (winner of the 2022 Creative Play Book Award) and British Museum The Plot Against the Emperor, an Ancient Roman Puzzle Mystery.
