History News: the Roman News |
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| Author:
| Langley, Andrew |
| Series title: | History News Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7636-4199-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $7.99 |
Book Description:
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"These entertaining, deftly organized books will make terrific light-hearted additions to curriculum units on ancient civilizations." -- Publishers Weekly Stop the presses! What if ancient civilizations had daily newspapers? And they were amusing and compellingly informative? They might just look like this innovative series of historical nonfiction, presented in a unique, kid-friendly format. Life in ancient Rome is presented in the...
More Description "These entertaining, deftly organized books will make terrific light-hearted additions to curriculum units on ancient civilizations." -- Publishers Weekly
Stop the presses! What if ancient civilizations had daily newspapers? And they were amusing and compellingly informative? They might just look like this innovative series of historical nonfiction, presented in a unique, kid-friendly format.
Life in ancient Rome is presented in the form of a daily newspaper written at the time. As accessible as your morning paper, The Roman News will give young readers the unforgettable sense of actually being a citizen of an ancient nation.
Back matter includes a time line, an index, and a list of important emperors.