The tortoise and the dare
By: by Terry Deary ; illustrated by Helen Flook.
Contributors: Flook, Helen, ill.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: Read-it! chapter books. Historical tales
Publisher: Picture Window Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781404840515
Subjects: Racing -- Fiction; Brothers and sisters -- Fiction; Twins -- Fiction; Wagers -- Fiction; Sportsmanship -- Fiction; Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C. -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Furious that her twin brother, Cypselis, promised her as a slave should he lose a footrace, Ellie must find a way for tortoise-slow Cypselis to beat his classmate to the finish line at their school in ancient Greece. Includes facts about the Olympic Games.