This book provides a good overview of Roman life for children beginning their study of the Romans. It is accessible to the young reader with vivid cartoon illustrations and interesting simple sentences. To provide you with a flavour here is an excerpt which is interspersed after each sentence by three absorbing panoramic cartoons:

‘The streets of Rome were often packed with people. Vehicles were only allowed at night.
At dawn, street cleaners swept the streets and sellers arrived with their goods.
By noon, the streets were very busy. Rich Romans were carried in boxes called litters.
At night, the vehicles arrived. People carried torches because there were no street lights.’

On the accompanying page:

‘This mosaic shows musicians playing to people on the street.’

This photo is of a real mosaic showing what looks to be a family of streets entertainers playing the pipes, tambourine and symbols.

Every other page includes a photograph.. Full review: http://resourcesforhistory.com/history_books.htm

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11289 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages