Hour of the Olympics [Turtleback]

Mary Pope Osborne (Author), Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606155759
• ISBN-13: 978-0606155755
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,726,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

"I'm one of those very lucky people who absolutely loves what they do for a living. There is no career better suited to my eccentricities, strengths, and passions than that of a children's book author."--Mary Pope Osborne

Mary Pope Osborne is the author of the popular Magic Tree House series. She works with her husband Will and her sister Natalie on the nonfiction companion series, Magic Tree House Research Guides. Many of her books have been named to best-books lists.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the best books I have ever read!!, December 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Hour of the Olympics (Magic Tree House #16) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) (Paperback)

This is one of the best books I have ever read (and I have all of them!) The coolest part is when Jack and Annie leaped on the horse for a ride to the treehouse where they were safe and sound! I like your books so much that I gave them to my friends as birthday presents, and now they enjoy them too! I hope you keep on writing!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars In defense of the historical information included..., June 29, 2001

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Ramona T. Aganon (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hour of the Olympics (Magic Tree House #16) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) (Paperback)

The first person to review this book said that it included an erroneous fact that women were indeed allowed to participate in the ancient Olympics. Actually, at first women were not permitted to participate, nor were they allowed to be spectators until the 2nd century A.D. They did, however, have their own festival at Olympia called the Heraia with the only sporting event being a short race. In Sparta, a state in southern ancient Greece, girls were encouraged to take part in sports and games (Olympics, Oxlade and Ballheimer; Eyewitness Books, 1999). So, the information provided in this book is actually factual.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic in more ways than imaginable, October 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Magic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics (Library Binding)

"Hour Of The Olympics" is good because of the ways you learn about the Olympics, and the Olympic events, plus the legend of Pegasus, the flying horse. So amazing, I almost applauded so loud my neighborhood could hear me. Trust me, you can't miss out on this one.