Designed to amuse and intrigue the young reader, this book combines cartoons with fun facts and simple analogies to provide an introduction to the world of the ancient Greeks asking questions such as: why were the Olympics held?; how did a turtle make music?; and who ran the first marathon?

 

This book is part of a book series called I Wonder Why .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Pan Macmillan .

Fiona Macdonald has written over 300 children's books. She lives in Scotland and visited Coll to write this book.