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Million-copy best-selling creator of the "Incredible Cross-Sections" series now brings his talent to a new Ancient Rome.
"Rome in a Day" is set in 128 AD, on a festival day and follows one day in the life of a father and his 9-year-old son, Titus Cotta Maximus, as they spend a public holiday together in ancient Rome.
Spend the day with father and son as they awake and breakfast in their home; make their way down to the busy streets; follow the procession to the Temple of Jupiter; take in the game at the Colosseum; conduct some family business at the busy docks; relax at the Baths of Trajan; and watch the races at the Circus Maximus before returning home at the end of the evening. A very full day!
"Rome in a Day" is set in 128 AD, on a festival day and follows one day in the life of a father and his 9-year-old son, Titus Cotta Maximus, as they spend a public holiday together in ancient Rome.
Spend the day with father and son as they awake and breakfast in their home; make their way down to the busy streets; follow the procession to the Temple of Jupiter; take in the game at the Colosseum; conduct some family business at the busy docks; relax at the Baths of Trajan; and watch the races at the Circus Maximus before returning home at the end of the evening. A very full day!
32 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2003
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February 7, 2017
This wonderful layout shows great and minute details of Ancient Rome.
Great for kids and adults. You might even learn a few things.
OVERALL GRADE: A minus to A.
Great for kids and adults. You might even learn a few things.
OVERALL GRADE: A minus to A.
April 18, 2012
NONFICTION/INFORMATIONAL CATEGORY
Readers get to follow Titus and his father around on a feast day as they pass through some of the major sites in Rome, and some of the not-so major sites. Find out how the bathhouse works and when carts are allowed in the streets.
I thought this a cross between a picture book and an information book like Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World. Readers can peruse the pages at their leisure but the story is less than driving. Nothing of the subject matter classifies it to YA, but it is a gateway book that will help students to consider informational books as a source for future research.
Readers get to follow Titus and his father around on a feast day as they pass through some of the major sites in Rome, and some of the not-so major sites. Find out how the bathhouse works and when carts are allowed in the streets.
I thought this a cross between a picture book and an information book like Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World. Readers can peruse the pages at their leisure but the story is less than driving. Nothing of the subject matter classifies it to YA, but it is a gateway book that will help students to consider informational books as a source for future research.
September 19, 2018
Incredibly detailed illustrations which allow you to see right through all of the major monuments and how they were built. It enables you to discover a wealth of information about Roman everyday life in a beautifully artistic and clever way!
December 5, 2010
Engl 420
Non-fiction
This book had lots of neat information, but it was confusing and in a lot of ways overwhelming to look at. From the inside cover to the pages covered with Roman people it has the feel of a Where’s Waldo book. And the Cross-sectioning can become too much for the eyes to follow too. It is meant to be perused, not read. That being said, it does have some interesting information about the social classes and architecture of Rome. The information and pictures are geared toward Middle School readers.
Non-fiction
This book had lots of neat information, but it was confusing and in a lot of ways overwhelming to look at. From the inside cover to the pages covered with Roman people it has the feel of a Where’s Waldo book. And the Cross-sectioning can become too much for the eyes to follow too. It is meant to be perused, not read. That being said, it does have some interesting information about the social classes and architecture of Rome. The information and pictures are geared toward Middle School readers.
September 19, 2012
Cute and detailed for kids/students
April 30, 2013
Another great learning resource as we studied Rome. The kids loved the details of each illustration and would spend hours pouring over the pages looking for Titus.
January 8, 2016
Suffers from the strict format.
March 8, 2014
The illustrations are so good. It is very informational, and students will find it interesting.
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