You Wouldn't Want to Be a Roman Soldier!
- ISBN-10
- 1910706450
- ISBN-13
- 9781910706459
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 40
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-02-01
- Publisher
- The Salariya Book Company
- Authors
- David Stewart, David Salariya
Description
Get ready... as a young man living in the Roman Empire, you’ve heard many stories about far-away lands and people. It sounds exciting but you’re about to discover how tough life really is for a Roman soldier! This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like as a Roman soldier. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.
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Other editions
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- 2006
- 32 pages
- Paperback
- Children's Press(CT)
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