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Sarah Wassner Flynn

SARAH WASSNER FLYNN is a longtime writer for National Geographic Kids. She loves writing, running, and triathlons. When she's not writing about races, she's usually training or competing in one. She also writes nonfiction books and articles for kids and teens, like The National Geographic Kids National Park Guide U.S.A., This Book Stinks, Weird But True! Know-It-All Greek Mythology, and The Girl's Life Guide to the Most Amazing You.

DR. JENNIFER HOUSER WEGNER is a research specialist at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's Egyptian section, and an adjunct assistant professor in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
1,000 Facts About Sharks
Not-So-Common Cents
Gymnastics (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
Weird But True! Know-It-All Ancient Egypt
This Book is Cute
Weird But True! Know-It-All Greek Mythology
1,000 Facts About the White House
This Book Stinks!

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1,000 Facts About Sharks
Not-So-Common Cents
Gymnastics (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
Weird But True! Know-It-All Ancient Egypt
This Book is Cute
Weird But True! Know-It-All Greek Mythology
1,000 Facts About the White House
This Book Stinks!

Gods, Legends, and Myth-Making

Re-imaginings of classic myths and folklore have been taking the book world by storm, but do you know the mythology behind the bestsellers? Ancient tales of gods, goddesses, and their interactions with the mortal world have long captured our attention, and their original stories are just as engrossing as their retellings in new fiction. Learn

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