This fictitious tale is set in Ancient Rome. Caius, Rufus, Antonius, Mucius, Flavius, Julius, and Publius are students in the finest grammar school in all of Rome. Only wealthy patricians can afford to send their sons to this school, so these seven are the entire class. One day Cauis begins to irritate Rufus, and Rufus retaliates by writing "Cauis is a dumbbell" on his writing tablet and hanging it up at the front of the classroom. This leads to a scuffle, which their teacher soon dissolves. Rufus is sent home, and the boys are subdued. The next day arrives with a string of mysteries. Neither Rufus nor Cauis come to school, but an even bigger problem is that the teacher isn't there! This has never happened before. The remaining students find him tied up in his closet, his house ransacked. It appears that the burglar took only some mathematic books, unimportant pictures, and Rufus's writing tablet. When the boys go to visit Rufus, they find the words "Cauis is a dumbbell" written in red paint on the temple wall. Rufus claims he is innocent and his handwriting was forged, but his classmates discover that he was out all night long, with no good alibi. Now Rufus has been arrested, and it's up to his six friends to find out who is behind all the mysteries before Rufus is punished for desecrating the temple!
Detectives in Togas
SKU
011762
ISBN
9780152162801
Grade 3-6
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Publisher's Description of Detectives in Togas
Yes, Rufus wrote CAIUS IS A DUMBBELL on his tablet at school, but no, he did not break into the schoolroom, did not tie up his teacher, and certainly did not paint his slur about Caius on the Temple of Minerva (even if it is in Rufus's own handwriting). Rufus is doomed unless his six classmates can find out who is really responsible. Every hour seems to bring a new, confusing clue . . . until the boys finally stumble upon someone who is not what he appears to be.
Category Description for Veritas Press Elementary History (Grades 2-6)
Veritas Elementary History offers five different time periods, with each aimed at a different grade level beginning in grade 2 and designed to take one school year. There are a few components to this series that are offered in a kit or sold separately. The Teacher Manual is split into 32 weekly lessons. Each lesson has a worksheet, a project or two, and a test. The color-coded History Cards are an essential element of the program and contain many interesting facts from the various time periods. If the cards also relate to Bible history, they have another color and another number. Songs on the Audio CD are nicely done and designed as a type of auditory timeline.
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| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 3-6 |
| Brand: | Harcourt, Brace and Company |
| Author: | Winterfield |
| ISBN: | 9780152162801 |
| Length in Inches: | 7.5625 |
| Width in Inches: | 5.125 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.38 |
| Ages: | 8+ |
| Edition: | Illustrated |
| Illustrated by: | Charlotte Kleinert |
| Pages: | 272 |
| Publication Date: | 11/2/2013 |
| Translated by: | Richard Winston |
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