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Detectives in Togas

Detectives in Togas
By Henry Winterfeld

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #3033934 in Books
  • Published on: 2002-11
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 272 pages

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Childhood favorite5
This is wonderful mystery, set in Ancient Rome, about a group of friends and their wise Greek teacher. When I was in fifth grade my teacher read this book to us in class. I think I can trace my love for mysteries and for books in general due to Mr. Milward reading "Detectives in Togas" to the class. Thanks Mr. Milward!

A favorite from my childhood for my son.5
I searched for this book for months in used book stores around town before it occured to me to look here. Regardless, I read this thirty years ago and recently to my 5 year-old son Felipe. As I have read much Greek and Roman mythology to him I had been at a loss trying to relate ancient Rome as a living city to him. He understands the ruins and the appearances thereof from Nat'l Geographic . . . . This book filled him with the images of the ancient city as a regular place for kids and people-something different than the decadent structures we see today. My fondest recollections of this book from my childhood were picturing the images of the academy the boys attended, Caius' home, the temple and other places in Rome. Until I studied Western Civ and read more sophisticated literature, my clearest and most descriptive pictures of Rome were somehow related to this book whose title I only recently recalled. A kind of archaic Hardy Boys thing that was really quite fun! to read.

A great mix of fun and mystery5
My fifth grade class just read this book for our reading group. It was amazing! The suspense and the humor added just the right touch to this woderful book. I won't give too much away because it would ruin yhe suspense. Seven young Romans attend the Xanthos school. Two students, Rufus and Caius, get into a fight over a tablet reading 'Caius is a Dumbell' that Rufus wrote. The next day in red paint, the same thing is written on a temple dedicated to the Emperor, who is Caius' father! But rufus is innocent. I really enjoyed this book, and you will too! Enjoy!