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Expand Your Gaming Experience Outside of Temple Run 2 With New Action-Adventure Book By National Geographic Kids

Imangi Studios and National Geographic Kids have announced a new partnership to bring Temple Run to a exciting action-adventure book. In correspondence with the release of Temple Run 2, fans will step into the shoes of the book's protagonist Maria Selva who is also a playable character in the game. Read on.

From the Press Release
Imangi Studios and National Geographic Kids today announced their partnership to bring Temple Run to life through an educational action-adventure book. Applying the popularity of Temple Run to encourage academic learning, the book introduces young readers to the natural sciences, history and archaeology through the Temple Run world. The book, “Temple Run: Race Through Time to Unlock Secrets of Ancient Worlds,” is now available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the National Geographic store.

Blending the literary and digital worlds, explorer Maria Selva, one of the book’s protagonists, will be introduced as a playable character in Temple Run 2 simultaneously with the book’s release. Maria is one of the first instances in which players can interact with a new game character at the same time as his or her book debut. In “Temple Run: Race Through Time to Unlock Secrets of Ancient Worlds,” Maria will take young readers and fans of the franchise on a journey through various iconic destinations throughout the world, including Machu Picchu and Stonehenge.

“The goal of this partnership is to get students excited about reading and learning,” said Walter Devins, director of licensing at Imangi Studios. “Teaming up with National Geographic is an amazing way to let our fans discover some of the awe-inspiring locations throughout the world that have influenced Temple Run.”

“As an exciting adventure story mixed with cool real-life information about explorers and ancient history, this jam-packed book is a blast for Temple Run players and fact-hungry kids alike,” added Kate Olesin, editor for National Geographic Kids books.

In “Temple Run: Race Through Time to Unlock Secrets of Ancient Worlds,” readers explore ancient civilizations and discover a wealth of knowledge about each place along the way. The book includes ancient myths, little-known facts and insights from real-world experts about each environment readers visit.

To learn more, visit the official Temple Run page on National Geographic.

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