Introduces the Ancient Romans including their history, culture, and customs.
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Gr 3-5-These very brief overviews share similar formats and contents. Two-page sections introduce aspects of everyday life and culture, social structure, history, and the fall of each civilization. Color illustrations and photographs of varying quality depict domestic scenes, ruins, and period artwork. The texts are large and easy to read with short, often choppy sentences, and content is too superficial for reports. Louise James's How We Know about the Egyptians and How We Know about the Romans (both Peter Bedrick, 1997) are more informative and give some archaeological background.-Cynthia M. Sturgis, Ledding Library, Milwaukee, OR
Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.About the Author
Anita Ganeri read languages at Cambridge University before starting a career in children's books as Foreign Rights Manager at Walker. After then moving to Usborne Publishing as a writer and editor, she has spent the last six years as a full-time freelance children's author.
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This review is from: Ancient Romans (Ancient Civilizations series) (Paperback)
(I give this review not exactly sure my "The Ancient Romans" by Anita Ganeri is the same version as the one listed here. Mine is copyright 2000, by Steck-Vaughn, 32 pages.)My third grade son was recently studying Ancient Rome and I was overwhelmed with possible resources to give him. We went to the library and collected a whole bunch. This one by Ganeri stood out because it was exactly on his level. We have been using a curriculum where many of the principal resources are either slightly above his grade level or slightly below. He seems to always be stretching up or stretching down. But these two-page spreads with "choppy" sentences as the editors' note above says were actually very helpful for my son. They summarize a lot of the basic information in an easy-on-the eyes format. Easier to focus on than DK, for example. And not as cartoony as Usborne--real photographs. Not too much text per page. Economic-Social information (which is often hard for a third grader's maturity) given simply. I wouldn't recommend this for depth on the subject, or for upper elementary, but it is great for the introductory level. Concepts include: City of Rome Rich and Poor Life in a Roman Town Going to School Roman Robes Food and Drink Gods and TEmples Fun and Games In the Army Travel and Trade End of the Empire
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