This is the very first day of the games, Plato toldJack, the day of the chariot races.Oh, wow, whispered Jack. He couldn't believe he was going to see a chariotrace. The modern Olympic Games didn't have chariotraces. They walked toward the race track
The young woman smiled at Jack and Annie. How did you learn to read and write? Annieasked. I taught myself, the woman answered. She wrote a poem and brought it to me, saidPlato, because I have written and told people that Ithink Greek girls should go
The bearded man smiled at Annie. My name is Plato, he said. Plato? said Jack. That name is familiar. You may have heard of me, he said. I am aphilosopher.What's that mean? said Annie. A lover of wisdom, said Plato. Wow, said Annie. Plato smiled at he
You awake? Annie's voice came out of the dark. Yep, said Jack from his bed. Get up, said Annie. We have to get to the treehouse before sunrise.I'm ready, said Jack. He threw back his covers and jumped out of bed. He was wearing his jeans and T-shirt.
Boy, I'm glad to be back in my jeans, said Annie. Jack opened his eyes. He still felt damp. But he wasglad to be wearing his jeans again, too. Welcome home, said Morgan. She was standing inthe shadows. Are you all right?Of course! piped Annie. And we
The serpent's head rose higher and higher abovethe water. Jack couldn't move. He's beautiful! said Annie. Beautiful? cried Jack. The serpent's neck was as tall as a two-storybuilding. Its green scales were covered with sea slime. Go away! shouted Jac
Annie fell to the deck of the ship. Jack pulled the rope out of the water. The end of itwas still tied in a loop. What happened? asked Annie. We're heading out to sea, said Jack. I guess allthe pulling lifted the rope off the rock.Annie sat up and lo
At the rocks, the sea gulls still screeched. Jack couldbarely see the steep path leading down into the fog. Go slowly, Jack whispered to Annie as theystarted down. Whoops! said Annie. She slipped and fell forward,bumping into Jack. My foot got caught
Annie! Jack cried. Vikings!Annie looked out the tree house window. Vikings?They're headed straight for the island! said Jack. He turned back to the stone steps. Where are you going? cried Annie. To warn the monks! Jack said. I'll come too! cried Anni
We found our story! said Jack. Yay! said Annie. Indeed, said Brother Patrick. But alas, BrotherMichael has not yet completed his work. You willhave to return for it.Oh, shoot, said Annie. Jack was disappointed, too. I don't know if we'll be able to c
The monastery had a stone wall all around it. Brother Patrick took Jack and Annie through the gate. Beyond the gate was a small church with a hangingbell. There was also a vegetable garden and six stonehuts shaped like giant beehives. We grow all our
Jack opened his eyes. Warm sunshine streamed intothe tree house. We sure don't need the flashlight here, he said. Look, Morgan gave us clothes like the ones wewore in Pompeii, said Annie. Jack looked down. His clothes were similar to the ones he'd wo
Oh, wow, Annie said. These clothes feel so soft. And look, I have a pocket for my secret library card.Jack opened his eyes. Their clothes had magicallychanged. They no longer wore jeans, T-shirts, and sneakers. Instead, they had on baggy pants, loose
Jack and Annie ran around the farmhouse. At theback was an oxcart filled with bags of grain. Therewas no one in sight. The shouting behind them got louder. Jack and Annie looked at each other, then divedinto the back of the wooden cart. They buriedth
Jack and Annie kept walking across the pasturetoward the road. Annie stopped when they neared thefarmhouse. We have to find the silk weaver and give her themessage, she said. Let's do that on our way back, said Jack. I'mworried about finding the Impe
Prologue One summer day in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, amysterious tree house appeared in the woods. Eightyear-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie,climbed into the tree house. They found that it was filled with books. Jack and Annie soon disc
Jack didn't move. He had never been so tired in allhis life. Breathe, said Annie. Jack gulped in cool, clean air. He opened his eyes. He couldn't see a thing. Take off your glasses, said Annie. They're filthy.Jack took off his glasses. The first thin
The bridge must have caved in! cried Annie. They stared at the dried-up stream. Pumice hadpiled up in huge drifts, like snow. We'll have to get through that stuff to get across!said Jack. He and Annie slid down the bank onto the piles ofpumice. As th
The oxcart bumped across the wooden bridge thatcrossed over a moat. Then it passed guards standingby giant wooden gates. Are the gates ever closed? Jack asked. Oh, yes, every day at sunset, said the scholar. When the gong sounds, the gates close. The
It's a book from our country, said Jack. Yourbooks are made of bamboo, but ours are made ofpaper. Actually, your country invented paper. Butlater, in the future.The man looked confused. Never mind, said Annie. It's for reading. It's forlearning about
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- 汪培珽分级书单 Merry Christmas, Geronimo! 27
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- 《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 08 EveryMan for Himself
- 《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 07 The Gift
- 《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 06 Women and Children First
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- 《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 04 Put on your Lifebelts!
- 《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 03 SOS
- 《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 02 The Unsinkable Ship
- 《神奇树屋》 第二十六册 Good Morning, Gorillas 01 Dark and Rainy
- 《神奇树屋》 第二十六册 Good Morning, Gorillas 03 Bu-bu
- 汪培珽分级书单 Merry Christmas, Geronimo! 27
- Fox at school(6) Fox on Stage 03 Fox on Stage
- Fox at school(6) Fox on Stage 01 Fox on Film
- An I can read(Level 2) Frog and Toad Are Friends 15 The Dream
- Fox at school(7) Fox on job 04 Pizza Time
- 汪培珽分级书单五 Alexander
- 汪培珽分级书单五 Click,Clack,Moo crows that type
- 英语读物《神奇树屋》 第十六册 Hour of the Olympics 09 FIy Away Home
- 《神奇树屋》 第十八册 Buffalo Before Breakfast 01 Teddy's Back!
- 《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 10 Touch of Magic
- 《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 09 Time stops
- 《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 08 EveryMan for Himself
- 《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 07 The Gift
- 《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 06 Women and Children First
- 《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 05 William and Lucy
- 《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 04 Put on your Lifebelts!
- 《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 03 SOS
- 《神奇树屋》 第十七册 Tonight On The Titanic 02 The Unsinkable Ship