The Romans: Gods, Emperors and Dormice

Description

Hear all about Ancient Rome from Dormeo the dormouse - history like it's never been told before! Join Marcia Williams on a journey to Ancient Rome to meet the gods, find out who Romulus and Remus were and discover what happened to Julius Caesar. Experience life as an ancient Roman in this fascinating and humorous retelling of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Packed with jokes, comic illustrations and fascinating facts, this hugely entertaining fictional biography will make you look at the Romans in a whole new light!

Marcia Williams is a critically acclaimed author-illustrator who has illustrated and retold many literary classics for children with her distinctive comic-strip style. Among her most popular titles are: Lizzie Bennet's Diary, Les Miserables, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, The Adventures of Robin Hood and King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. She is also the author of twelve illustrated young readers, which re-tell the Greek myths and the most popular plays and stories of William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens.

Each richly illustrated page is full of fascinating details * The Week Junior *