The Roman Record: Hot News from the Swirling Mists of Time (Newspaper Histories Series)

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Summary: Wonderful book
Review: An educational and very funny read. The facts are all true, but have been presented in a consistely funny and readable tabloid style. Maps, pictures, and fact boxes (and some very funny ads) support the text. Highly recommended.

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Summary: A Rowdy Roman Romp!
Review: Are you an Emperor or a slave? Take the handy questionaire in this book and find the answer, learning lots of Roman history along the way. My kids and I had a blast reading this, and remembered more facts about Rome than we got any from many other books. Great fun!

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Summary: Learn Roman history while laughing yourself silly!
Review: I am a Lutheran Church librarian and bought this book for our library so that late elementary and middle school kids could learn about the historical period in which Christ lived. It is hilarious. Even the most reluctant readers will learn history painlessly while laughing themselves silly. They'll read the chariot race scores, fashion updates about togas, and study the realty ads for Roman villas. The headlines are very very funny! (Julius Ceasar's death is headlined, "Julius Caesar: A Nation Mourns: Knife-Fight Wipeout Ends Brilliant Career." So funny. Another headline reads, "We're Revolting, says Rebel Rabble." Well, I guess SO! In more ways than one. This is a terrific book. The format is tall and narrow and thin like a real newspaper. Full color. Kind of like a historical Roman "Mad" magazine. Excellent book.