接下來的四集中，Merlin 要Jack和Annie找到四個變成「偉大」(Great)的秘密。在前二集中，他們從亞歷山大一世身上找到了第一個秘密--謙卑；從胡廸尼身上找到第二個秘密—努力不懈。在這本書中，他們即將來到的埃及與南丁格爾碰面，他們能順利地找到第三個秘密嗎？那又會是什麼呢？同時Merlin 也給了他們一個戒指，一旦他們解開了秘密，戒指就會發光。另外還給了他們一個充滿氣體的小瓶，在每次任務中可以使用一次，他們可以實現變成強大的願望。他們二個能順利地完成這次的任務嗎？作者Mary Pope Osborne仍在不停的創作中，希望藉著文字，讓小朋友及大朋友們都能跟文中的 Jack 跟 Annie一樣，馳騁於不同時空且驚險刺激的知識之旅。 適合已經有初級閱讀能力的兒童閱讀或是學校老師及圖書館蒐集的叢書。本書還有同時出版CD喔!喜歡探險故事的您千萬不能錯過喔!Magic Tree House #51: High Time for Heroes features Jack and Annie back in Egypt, still seeking the secrets of greatness for Merlin. This time they will meet the great nurse, Florence Nightingale, on her trip to Egypt that served as the inspiration for the choices that made her both famous and beloved.
The Magic Tree House books, with their fiction and nonfiction titles, are perfect for parents and teachers just starting to get into the "Core Curriculum." With a blend of magic, adventure, history, science, danger, and cuteness, the topics range from kid pleasers (pirates, the Titanic, pandas) to curriculum perfect (rain forest, American Revolution, Abraham Lincoln) to seasonal shoe-ins (Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving). There is truly something for everyone here.
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