Jack and Annie travel to the plains of Africa—probably with no time travel apart from
returning to their exact moment of departure—where among the lions and giraffes, they solve
the third of four riddles on their way to becoming Master Librarians.
— Michael Main
Jack watched as she hopped off the ladder. Then she started to walk through the tall
grass, between the zebras and giraffes.
DEBUT
Lions at Lunchtime (Random House, February 1998).
VARIANTS
Debut. Lions at Lunchtime (Random House, February 1998).
Circa AD 2000 to 2099: The entire trip is presumed to take place in the kids’ present day, with the only time travel being that they return to the exact moment of their departure.
Timeline Models
Single Static Timeline: Within the series, anything the kids do seems to fit known history rather than change it.
From the magic tree house in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, circa 2019 ⋙ to the plains of Africa, possibly in the kids’s present day. Round trip. Note: The only time travel is that they return to their exact departure time.
Jack watched as she hopped off the ladder. Then she started to walk through the tall
grass, between the zebras and giraffes.
3 English variants