Cirrus@Austlit

'Olivia and her friends Grace, Will and Jack continue discovering the wonders of Mr Mac’s magic classroom and visit many new places together including Tutankhamen’ tomb and Cleopatra in Ancient Egypt an underground city in Turkey, Louisbourg and an old circus. They are present in Darwin during Cyclone Tracy and meet Harry Houdini, Mozart and Breaker Morant with many other people and places in between.

Matt, Nicky, Ben and Kris also return for an adventure back to New York during the terrorist attacks on the twin towers.

'Mr Mac’s love of teaching history provides some of the destinations the four friends choose to visit. Others are the choice of the children. In this fourth book in the series, they continue to meet some of history’s most famous heroes, and are present at some of history’s most crucial times.' (Publisher's blurb)