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The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Greece

A Handbook for Time Travelers
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The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Greece- A Handbook for Time Travelers is a snappy, informative, illustrated travel guide with everything the sensible time traveler needs to know, like- How can I find a decent tunic that won't break my bank account? Where can I score cheap theater tickets in ancient Athens? What do I do if I'm being attacked by an army of five million Persians? This book is designed as a parody of Fodor's guides, complete with humorous maps, reviews of places to stay and top attractions (don't miss the first-ever Olympics!), and tips on whom to have lunch with (Alexander the Great and his horse, Bucephalus, naturally). If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation anywhere in history, this is the only guidebook you would need. From the publishing house that brought you the Who Was? books comes the next big series to make history approachable, engaging, and funny! The Thrifty Guide to the Ancient Greece- A Handbook for Time Travelers is a snappy, informative travel guide containing information vital to the sensible time traveler- *How can I find a decent tunic that won't break my bank account? *Where can I score cheap theater tickets in ancient Athens? *What do I do if I'm being attacked by an army of one million Persians? This two-color book is filled with humorous maps, reviews of places to stay and top attractions (Don't miss the first-ever Olympics!), and tips on who to have lunch with (Alexander the Great and his horse, Bucephalus, naturally). If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation anywhere in history, this is the only guidebook you would need.

Author Biography:

Jonathan Stokes (www.jonathanwstokes.com) is a former teacher who is now a rising star as a Hollywood screenwriter. He has written screenplays on assignment for Warner Brothers, Universal, Fox, Paramount, New Line, and Sony/Columbia. Inspired by a childhood love of The Goonies and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Jonathan wrote his first novel, Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas, published by Philomel in 2016. Born in Manhattan, he currently resides in Los Angeles, where he can be found showing off his incredible taste in dishware and impressive 96% accuracy with high fives. Xavier Bonet is an illustrator and comic book artist who lives in Barcelona with his wife and two children. He has illustrated a number of middle grade books including Omnia, by Laura Gallego; Michael Dahl's Really Scary Stories series; and the Keepers trilogy, by Lian Tanner. He loves all things retro, video games, and Japanese food, but above all, spending time with his family. Visit him at www.xavierbonet.net/ and follow him on Twitter or Instagram @xbonetp.
Release date NZ
August 20th, 2019
Audience
  • Children / Juvenile
Contributor
  • Illustrated by Xavier Bonet
Illustrations
b&w illustrations
Interest Age
From 8 to 12 years
Pages
144
Dimensions
153x227x10
ISBN-13
9781101998168
Product ID
29773973

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