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Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders: Romans and Greeks
Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly, and disgusting bits about the Romans and the Greeks! It's history, but not as we know it! Find out everything you ever needed to know in this awesome, action-packed, fact-filled book, including why the ancient Greeks were mad about olive oil; who Pythagoras was; why Alexander the Great named a city after his horse, Bucephalus; and how the Greeks invented the first computer, vending machine, and death-ray. Learn how to keep the gods happy, why you should never ignore an omen, how to defeat an army who are riding elephants, and how to spot a barbarian--and much, much more!
History is a tricky subject. It is often a dry series of names, places, and dates, stacked atop one another like the many dusty tomes those facts were collected from. Out of context, or even in some textbooks, all these facts can be overwhelming and downright boring. But this series aims to inject some wit and excitement into all those facts! Focusing on three major cultures, author Tony Robinson has set out to give history the makeover it so badly deserves. While not comprehensive, each book lays a basic foundation for the culture's achievements, social structure, and "weird tidbits" which lay just beyond the scope of most courses. They aren't laid out by chapter, but rather by subject – this allows for a rather nontraditional format, with subject snippets, info boxes, and full-page illustrations adorning each page. Apart from photographs, the books also contain humorous illustrations which both explain and gently poke fun at the discussed culture.
Product Format: | Paperback |
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Brand: | Macmillan Children's Books |
Author: | Tony Robinson |
Grades: | 4-6 |
ISBN: | 9781509805396 |
Length in Inches: | 7.75 |
Width in Inches: | 5.125 |
Height in Inches: | 0.75 |
Weight in Pounds: | 0.5 |