Jack and Annie set off to find an original copy of an ancient Chinese myth. Armed only with their magic library cards, they must take on a book-burning emperor. But with the help of a scholar and a silk weaver, they triumph again.
誰下令焚書?當神奇樹屋將傑克與安妮帶回古老的中國時，他們即將發現這個駭人的事實。那裡有位至高無上的帝王叫做秦始皇，下令把全國的書都燒掉的人就是他。傑克與安妮能及時保留住一本書，還是他們會被國王的士兵抓到呢?唯有在閱讀過第十四集的故事內容之後才能找出解答。
為了拯救四個失落的古老故事，這一回，神奇樹屋帶傑克與安妮到古中國的秦朝。他們必須從秦始皇的手中搶救出即將被燒毀的書！這對勇敢的小兄妹能及時辦到嗎？在秦兵重重的包圍下，他們該如何逃回樹屋？或許從兵馬俑長眠的神祕古墓裡，可以找到一條逃生的路……

作者簡介：

作者：瑪麗．奧斯本（Mary Pope Osborne）：
Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce are sisters who grew up on army posts all over the world. Mary is the author of over 50 acclaimed books for children. Natalie has worked as a children’s librarian and as a teacher of English and E.S.L. This is their ninth book together.
美國知名兒童文學作家，北卡羅萊納大學主修戲劇與比較宗教學，喜愛不同文化的她，畢業之後，曾到世界各地去旅行。寫作至今已20餘年，作品超過50本以上，並獲得許多獎項，而且擔任過兩屆的美國作家協會主席。
繪者： Sal Murdocca
Sal Murdocca has illustrated more than 200 children’s trade and textbooks. He is also a librettist for children’s opera, a video artist, an avid runner, hiker, and bicyclist, and a teacher of children’s illustration at the Parsons School of Design. He lives and works in New York with his wife, Nancy.