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SJ King

SJ King is the author of the Secret Explorers and Timekeepers series. King loves museums, libraries, and building machines from scrap. King can usually be found exploring—from investigating tiny bugs, to trekking up enormous mountains.
The Timekeepers: Exploring Ancient Egypt
The Timekeepers: The Aztec Adventure
The Timekeepers: The Aztec Adventure
The Timekeepers: Voyage with the Vikings
The Timekeepers: Voyage with the Vikings
The Timekeepers: Samurai Saga
The Timekeepers: Samurai Saga
The Timekeepers: Exploring Ancient Egypt
The Timekeepers: The Tesla Trap
The Timekeepers: The Tesla Trap
The Timekeepers: Eiffel Tower Emergency
The Timekeepers: Eiffel Tower Emergency
Los Exploradores Secretos y los guardaparques de la selva (Secret Explorers Rainforest Rangers)
Los Exploradores Secretos y el rescate jurasico (Secret Explorers Jurassic Rescue)
The Secret Explorers and the Cave Crisis
The Secret Explorers and the Cave Crisis
Los Exploradores Secretos y la caida del cometa (Secret Explorers Comet Collision)
Los Exploradores Secretos y las ballenas perdidas (Secret Explorers Lost Whales)
The Timekeepers: The Ancient Olympics
The Timekeepers: First Flight
The Secret Explorers and the Sunken Treasure
The Secret Explorers and the Sunken Treasure
Adventures with The Secret Explorers: Collection Two
The Secret Explorers and the Desert Disappearance
The Secret Explorers and the Desert Disappearance
Adventures with The Secret Explorers: Collection One
The Secret Explorers and the Haunted Castle
The Secret Explorers and the Ice Age Adventure
The Secret Explorers and the Ice Age Adventure
The Secret Explorers and the Moon Mission
The Secret Explorers and the Moon Mission
The Secret Explorers and the Plant Poachers
The Secret Explorers and the Plant Poachers
The Secret Explorers and the Missing Scientist
The Secret Explorers and the Missing Scientist
The Secret Explorers and the Smoking Volcano

Books

The Timekeepers: Exploring Ancient Egypt
The Timekeepers: The Aztec Adventure
The Timekeepers: The Aztec Adventure
The Timekeepers: Voyage with the Vikings
The Timekeepers: Voyage with the Vikings
The Timekeepers: Samurai Saga
The Timekeepers: Samurai Saga
The Timekeepers: Exploring Ancient Egypt
The Timekeepers: The Tesla Trap
The Timekeepers: The Tesla Trap
The Timekeepers: Eiffel Tower Emergency
The Timekeepers: Eiffel Tower Emergency
Los Exploradores Secretos y los guardaparques de la selva (Secret Explorers Rainforest Rangers)
Los Exploradores Secretos y el rescate jurasico (Secret Explorers Jurassic Rescue)
The Secret Explorers and the Cave Crisis
The Secret Explorers and the Cave Crisis
Los Exploradores Secretos y la caida del cometa (Secret Explorers Comet Collision)
Los Exploradores Secretos y las ballenas perdidas (Secret Explorers Lost Whales)
The Timekeepers: The Ancient Olympics
The Timekeepers: First Flight
The Secret Explorers and the Sunken Treasure
The Secret Explorers and the Sunken Treasure
Adventures with The Secret Explorers: Collection Two
The Secret Explorers and the Desert Disappearance
The Secret Explorers and the Desert Disappearance
Adventures with The Secret Explorers: Collection One
The Secret Explorers and the Haunted Castle
The Secret Explorers and the Ice Age Adventure
The Secret Explorers and the Ice Age Adventure
The Secret Explorers and the Moon Mission
The Secret Explorers and the Moon Mission
The Secret Explorers and the Plant Poachers
The Secret Explorers and the Plant Poachers
The Secret Explorers and the Missing Scientist
The Secret Explorers and the Missing Scientist
The Secret Explorers and the Smoking Volcano

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