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Julius Zebra: Rumble with the Romans!
What happens when you mix the gladiatorial combat of ancient Rome with a fast-talking creature who is DEFINITELY NOT A STRIPY HORSE?
From a smelly water hole on the African savanna, Julius Zebra is captured, along with Milus the scarred lion and Cornelius the clueless warthog. Transported to the ferocious clamor of the Colosseum, Julius Zebra and his motley menagerie of friends must gear up to be . . . gladiators! The only way they will gain their freedom is if they win the love of the Roman crowds. But do they have what it takes to succeed in a world where only the meanest and toughest survive? Follow the madcap adventures of Julius Zebra and his pals in short chapters with funny, irreverent text and zany cartoon-style illustrations, with an illustrated guide to Roman numerals and a handy glossary at the end.
From a smelly water hole on the African savanna, Julius Zebra is captured, along with Milus the scarred lion and Cornelius the clueless warthog. Transported to the ferocious clamor of the Colosseum, Julius Zebra and his motley menagerie of friends must gear up to be . . . gladiators! The only way they will gain their freedom is if they win the love of the Roman crowds. But do they have what it takes to succeed in a world where only the meanest and toughest survive? Follow the madcap adventures of Julius Zebra and his pals in short chapters with funny, irreverent text and zany cartoon-style illustrations, with an illustrated guide to Roman numerals and a handy glossary at the end.
288 pages, Hardcover
First published February 19, 2015
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October 24, 2017
Reviewed by Stacey on www.whisperingstories.com
Julius Zebra: Rumble with the Romans!, is the first book in a series about a Zebra called Julius. As daft as it may sound, I actually read book two, Bundle with the Britons! before reading this one (that one was a five star rating too). Whilst it was good to get to know the back story of the characters, I don’t feel that it actually lessened my enjoyment.
Talking of enjoyment, you may be wondering why a 30 something woman would be interested in reading these kids books. Well, I was brought up on slapstick humour, think Laurel and Hardy, The Carry on Films, and even the older, none PC cartoons. This series of books reminds me of them and captured my attention, giving me a giggle from beginning to end.
Gary Northfield has a talent for creating humorous, imaginative books. A gladiator fighting Zebra, who would of thought it! The characters are all completely wacky, with no social skills and they tend to just do the first things that come into their heads.
There are black and white illustrations throughout, most accompanied by speech bubbles, or diagrams, such as Julius pointing out the difference between a horse and a zebra. He hates being called a horse. There is also a lesson in Roman numerals at the back of the book, along with a glossary too.
This is a series of books that I can see both girls and boys really sinking their teeth into, and actually wanting to read. If you are after buying a book for a child, or teen for that matter, that you hope will grab them and have them eager to read, then I can 100% suggest this book, or even the series (there are three books currently published).
Julius Zebra: Rumble with the Romans!, is the first book in a series about a Zebra called Julius. As daft as it may sound, I actually read book two, Bundle with the Britons! before reading this one (that one was a five star rating too). Whilst it was good to get to know the back story of the characters, I don’t feel that it actually lessened my enjoyment.
Talking of enjoyment, you may be wondering why a 30 something woman would be interested in reading these kids books. Well, I was brought up on slapstick humour, think Laurel and Hardy, The Carry on Films, and even the older, none PC cartoons. This series of books reminds me of them and captured my attention, giving me a giggle from beginning to end.
Gary Northfield has a talent for creating humorous, imaginative books. A gladiator fighting Zebra, who would of thought it! The characters are all completely wacky, with no social skills and they tend to just do the first things that come into their heads.
There are black and white illustrations throughout, most accompanied by speech bubbles, or diagrams, such as Julius pointing out the difference between a horse and a zebra. He hates being called a horse. There is also a lesson in Roman numerals at the back of the book, along with a glossary too.
This is a series of books that I can see both girls and boys really sinking their teeth into, and actually wanting to read. If you are after buying a book for a child, or teen for that matter, that you hope will grab them and have them eager to read, then I can 100% suggest this book, or even the series (there are three books currently published).
July 30, 2021
Julius is a zebra (not Debra, ZEBRA). Spoiled, kind a stupid and speaks-before-he-thinks but gets pretty pissed off when somebody mistakes him for a horse. 🦓🦓🦓😀🐴🐴🐴
Along with his friends, smart-a** know-it-all warthog Cornelius (who has a brother, who has a friend, who knows a parrot, who’s a great chum with an ostrich, whose mum spoke to a gnu, who definitely, no word of a lie, knew a monkey whose uncle Bob was a juggling monkey), vegetarian crocodile Lucia, grumpy lion Milus, rock-loving antelope Felix and giraffe Rufus, he is forced to train to be a gladiator in order to survive (and win) in the big birthday tournament, held in honor of the wacky emperor Hadrian.
I loved how they drove Septimus (headmaster of the gladiator school) mad 🤭🤭🤭
.... “Now!” boomed Septimus. “These poles represent your ENEMY!”
“What? We’re only fighting big sticks? That’s a relief,” said Julius. “I thought we would be up against actual gladiators. This is going to be a breeze!”
“No, you fool!” blasted Septimus. “These are PRETEND gladiators!”
“Pretend?” Julius was puzzled. “But they don’t even have any arms or legs! Call this a gladiator school? You don’t even know how to make a pretend gladiator!”
“I’ll have you know that practicing with a pole has helped train Rome’s glorious army and gladiators for centuries!” thundered Septimus. “We have conquered the ENTIRE known world thanks to the principle of pole training. If it’s good enough for ROME, then it should be good enough for YOU!”
Felix raised a hoof to speak. “How about if we paint faces on them? That might make it a bit easier to pretend they’re people.”
“Look, over here!” shouted Cornelius. “We could use this pot of paint they’re whitewashing the walls with!”
“NO! NO! THERE’LL BE NO FACES ON MY FIGHTING POLES!” Septimus wrested away the paint pot and brushes and threw them out of the arena..
Along with his friends, smart-a** know-it-all warthog Cornelius (who has a brother, who has a friend, who knows a parrot, who’s a great chum with an ostrich, whose mum spoke to a gnu, who definitely, no word of a lie, knew a monkey whose uncle Bob was a juggling monkey), vegetarian crocodile Lucia, grumpy lion Milus, rock-loving antelope Felix and giraffe Rufus, he is forced to train to be a gladiator in order to survive (and win) in the big birthday tournament, held in honor of the wacky emperor Hadrian.
I loved how they drove Septimus (headmaster of the gladiator school) mad 🤭🤭🤭
.... “Now!” boomed Septimus. “These poles represent your ENEMY!”
“What? We’re only fighting big sticks? That’s a relief,” said Julius. “I thought we would be up against actual gladiators. This is going to be a breeze!”
“No, you fool!” blasted Septimus. “These are PRETEND gladiators!”
“Pretend?” Julius was puzzled. “But they don’t even have any arms or legs! Call this a gladiator school? You don’t even know how to make a pretend gladiator!”
“I’ll have you know that practicing with a pole has helped train Rome’s glorious army and gladiators for centuries!” thundered Septimus. “We have conquered the ENTIRE known world thanks to the principle of pole training. If it’s good enough for ROME, then it should be good enough for YOU!”
Felix raised a hoof to speak. “How about if we paint faces on them? That might make it a bit easier to pretend they’re people.”
“Look, over here!” shouted Cornelius. “We could use this pot of paint they’re whitewashing the walls with!”
“NO! NO! THERE’LL BE NO FACES ON MY FIGHTING POLES!” Septimus wrested away the paint pot and brushes and threw them out of the arena..
Moreover, that is just one of the scenarios…😂
Dialogue and the illustrations are hilarious. Dead Bird Hat Man (being angry).TOP!
I was laughing out loud every time when Julius was brutally honest (talk about zebras who speak before they think).😃😃😃
I never imagined I’d be reading about zebra wearing a fake moustache.
July 14, 2020
Featured in many grandma reads sessions over the past few weeks.
Welcome to the world of Julius Zebra. He is a cranky teenage zebra heading for the waterhole with his mom and friends, just like all of us, when out the blue a lion comes and shouts for all to head for the hills due to an unknown threat. As it turns out the threat is a Roman battalion collecting animals to provide entertainment at gladiator bouts. From there to a cliff-hanging end of the book, Julius and his friends do their best to please Emperor Hadrian and survive run-ins with the gladiators.
Set up in part graphic novel, comic book format, with narrative interspersed, my crew loved the drawings and word bubbles. Some took turn reading those, or being particular characters. It was a good story, but what I liked best was the Roman history, ancient culture high points, latin vocabulary and numbers (all page numbers are roman) and animal info from time to time.
There is a sequel which we, of course, will read.
4 stars for all the Roman goodies. Huzzah!
Welcome to the world of Julius Zebra. He is a cranky teenage zebra heading for the waterhole with his mom and friends, just like all of us, when out the blue a lion comes and shouts for all to head for the hills due to an unknown threat. As it turns out the threat is a Roman battalion collecting animals to provide entertainment at gladiator bouts. From there to a cliff-hanging end of the book, Julius and his friends do their best to please Emperor Hadrian and survive run-ins with the gladiators.
Set up in part graphic novel, comic book format, with narrative interspersed, my crew loved the drawings and word bubbles. Some took turn reading those, or being particular characters. It was a good story, but what I liked best was the Roman history, ancient culture high points, latin vocabulary and numbers (all page numbers are roman) and animal info from time to time.
There is a sequel which we, of course, will read.
4 stars for all the Roman goodies. Huzzah!
November 11, 2021
Ontzettend genoten van Julius Zebra en zijn dierenvrienden. Onze zoon van 7 vond het ook geweldig. Morgen door met deel 2. Bonje met de Britten.
May 3, 2018
I read this one in Dutch, but my review will be English.
FINALLY, finally I had a chance to read this book. It was in Dutch, which is a bit eh, but I am still so so happy that I finally had the chance to read this one that I actually don't care. Now I can finally find out what happened to Julius, how he met his friends, how they got captured, how they turned in awesome gladiators. Squee!
So in this one we meet our, unlikely hero, Julius. A zebra with his own will. :P Really, any zebra would be happy (or relatively happy) to go to a pool of cool water. But not Julius. Oh no. It was not the best meeting I have to say, it is that I know that Julius will be a great character in the end, or I would probably have started not liking this zebra. Things go classically wrong and Julius, and also 2 others who will be his friends later on, Cornelius and Milus. Yes, I would say that Milus is their friend. Even if he would fervently deny it all, he is still caring about them, somewhere. :P
And thus they get dragged to Rome, to the gladiator tournaments. Where we meet the rest of the gang. I was happy to see them all together, and then see them try to fight for their lives. Though you can imagine how that looks given that, with the exception of Milus, none of them know what the hell to do. So it was equal parts hilarity and excitement. I was definitely impressed with Julius. I knew he was great, but this great? Plus I loved what he did for his new friends.
The training for gladiators was pretty fun to watch, if it wasn't for those annoying human gladiators who really need to get their heads out of their butts. Gee, he already said he was sorry and that the didn't mean it the way he meant it. And yes, he humiliated you, but come on, that is how it works in gladiator stuff. I did like that the animals were so dedicated to the cause. And that Plinie was helping them out afterwards with some more training. Oh, and I didn't even think Plinie was that annoying in this one. *cheers*
The two fights at the end were fun to see and oh so very exciting. I definitely had to resist to flip through the pages and just get to the ending. Though, since I already read the second book, I should have known it would all go well.
I just adored the expressions on the animals (and humans). They were so silly and over the top. Especially Julius had some fabulous expression ranging from demented to crazy to something that should pass as normal.
Plus points to the roman numerals at the bottom of the page. Something different from the normal page numbering.
And of course this book is also stuffed to the brim with illustrations. At times stand-alone just giving a better look at things, but mostly a continuation of the story. It makes the read even more engaging and fun (and also funnier).
The Dutch translation was really well done. Sometimes humour doesn't get translated well (like with Disc World for instance), but in this one the translator managed to translate and hold the humour. Good job!
All in all, I need book 4 now! I want more adventures of Julius and his friends.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
FINALLY, finally I had a chance to read this book. It was in Dutch, which is a bit eh, but I am still so so happy that I finally had the chance to read this one that I actually don't care. Now I can finally find out what happened to Julius, how he met his friends, how they got captured, how they turned in awesome gladiators. Squee!
So in this one we meet our, unlikely hero, Julius. A zebra with his own will. :P Really, any zebra would be happy (or relatively happy) to go to a pool of cool water. But not Julius. Oh no. It was not the best meeting I have to say, it is that I know that Julius will be a great character in the end, or I would probably have started not liking this zebra. Things go classically wrong and Julius, and also 2 others who will be his friends later on, Cornelius and Milus. Yes, I would say that Milus is their friend. Even if he would fervently deny it all, he is still caring about them, somewhere. :P
And thus they get dragged to Rome, to the gladiator tournaments. Where we meet the rest of the gang. I was happy to see them all together, and then see them try to fight for their lives. Though you can imagine how that looks given that, with the exception of Milus, none of them know what the hell to do. So it was equal parts hilarity and excitement. I was definitely impressed with Julius. I knew he was great, but this great? Plus I loved what he did for his new friends.
The training for gladiators was pretty fun to watch, if it wasn't for those annoying human gladiators who really need to get their heads out of their butts. Gee, he already said he was sorry and that the didn't mean it the way he meant it. And yes, he humiliated you, but come on, that is how it works in gladiator stuff. I did like that the animals were so dedicated to the cause. And that Plinie was helping them out afterwards with some more training. Oh, and I didn't even think Plinie was that annoying in this one. *cheers*
The two fights at the end were fun to see and oh so very exciting. I definitely had to resist to flip through the pages and just get to the ending. Though, since I already read the second book, I should have known it would all go well.
I just adored the expressions on the animals (and humans). They were so silly and over the top. Especially Julius had some fabulous expression ranging from demented to crazy to something that should pass as normal.
Plus points to the roman numerals at the bottom of the page. Something different from the normal page numbering.
And of course this book is also stuffed to the brim with illustrations. At times stand-alone just giving a better look at things, but mostly a continuation of the story. It makes the read even more engaging and fun (and also funnier).
The Dutch translation was really well done. Sometimes humour doesn't get translated well (like with Disc World for instance), but in this one the translator managed to translate and hold the humour. Good job!
All in all, I need book 4 now! I want more adventures of Julius and his friends.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
January 31, 2019
Heerlijk grappig (voorlees)boek.
Julius Zebra wordt gevangen genomen door de Romeinen, en komt er zo in een bruisend Rome terecht, waar hij tot gladiator wordt getraind en voor zijn vrijheid moet vechten.
Onderweg maakt hij een aantal nieuwe dierenvrienden.
Hier fungeerde het als voorleesboek, maar 8 tot 10-jarige lezers zullen hier zelf ook veel plezier aan beleven.
Julius Zebra wordt gevangen genomen door de Romeinen, en komt er zo in een bruisend Rome terecht, waar hij tot gladiator wordt getraind en voor zijn vrijheid moet vechten.
Onderweg maakt hij een aantal nieuwe dierenvrienden.
Hier fungeerde het als voorleesboek, maar 8 tot 10-jarige lezers zullen hier zelf ook veel plezier aan beleven.
March 30, 2024
Um livro muito cómico em termos de história e arte, e também com aprendizagens históricas para quem se interessar :) Vale a pena ler, embora a parte cómica é mais no início, mas recomendo.
July 5, 2015
This review first appeared on The Book Zone (For Boys)
Apart from a small number of outstanding graphic novels (e.g. Bryan Talbot's Grandville, Blacksad by Guarnido and Canales) I don't do books featuring anthropomorphic animals. They just don't interest me - I'd rather be reading about humans with human characteristics than animals with human characteristics. This is the only reason why this first Julius Zebra book by Gary Northfield has sat unread on my TBR pile for some time, as I have really enjoyed some of his work in the Beano and The Phoenix comic. However, last week I finally got around to picking it up to read and I loved it.
Imagine Gladiator, Ben Hur or Spartacus, where the hero is replaced by a rather nervous, slightly daft and totally naive zebra, and you'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect from Rumble with the Romans. Add in a healthy dollop of toilet humour and a host of other equally bonkers animal characters and you have a book that will cause many a giggle and guffaw amongst the 7 pluses (and most likely their parents as well).
Julius Zebra (don't call him Debra! Or Barbara! And definitely DO NOT refer to him as a stripy horse!) is a fabulous main character, with just the right level of daftness. Having been separated from his family (he's a nervous sort, and tries to sneak home from the stinky crocodile-infested waterhole) he is captured and finds himself transported to Rome, in the company of an equally daft warthog and a grumpy lion. Hearing the word circus, he naively believes he is on his way to see some juggling monkeys, and even when he reaches Rome it takes some time for the light bulb to come on. By then it is too late, and he finds himself as arrow/spear fodder for the gladiators at the Colosseum. However, more by luck than judgement, he ends up fighting back (something an animal has never done) and he quickly becomes the people's champion. However, this is only the beginning of his woes.
Gary's illustrations are even funnier than the text that accompanies them, and they aren't just there as pretty pictures for show either - they are mostly used to continue and add to the story, in much the same way as a comic works. Natutally, being from the pen and brain of Gary Northfield they are invariably laugh-out-loud funny, and make this a perfect book for kids who love a mixture of crazy drawings and bonkers written prose (not quite as silly as Mr Gum or Stinkbomb & Ketchup-Face, but pretty damn close in places).
The book isn't just an in your face laugh-fest either. Northfield has worked on the Horrible Histories books and has obviously taken note of their success at delivering historical fact in an amusing way that appeals to kids, as in Rumble with the Romans he very cleverly weaves in all kind of historical elements about gladiators and Roman life in general, both in the writing and in his fantastic illustrations. He even includes a glossary at the end of the book, listing many of the historical terms that he has used within his story.
Apart from a small number of outstanding graphic novels (e.g. Bryan Talbot's Grandville, Blacksad by Guarnido and Canales) I don't do books featuring anthropomorphic animals. They just don't interest me - I'd rather be reading about humans with human characteristics than animals with human characteristics. This is the only reason why this first Julius Zebra book by Gary Northfield has sat unread on my TBR pile for some time, as I have really enjoyed some of his work in the Beano and The Phoenix comic. However, last week I finally got around to picking it up to read and I loved it.
Imagine Gladiator, Ben Hur or Spartacus, where the hero is replaced by a rather nervous, slightly daft and totally naive zebra, and you'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect from Rumble with the Romans. Add in a healthy dollop of toilet humour and a host of other equally bonkers animal characters and you have a book that will cause many a giggle and guffaw amongst the 7 pluses (and most likely their parents as well).
Julius Zebra (don't call him Debra! Or Barbara! And definitely DO NOT refer to him as a stripy horse!) is a fabulous main character, with just the right level of daftness. Having been separated from his family (he's a nervous sort, and tries to sneak home from the stinky crocodile-infested waterhole) he is captured and finds himself transported to Rome, in the company of an equally daft warthog and a grumpy lion. Hearing the word circus, he naively believes he is on his way to see some juggling monkeys, and even when he reaches Rome it takes some time for the light bulb to come on. By then it is too late, and he finds himself as arrow/spear fodder for the gladiators at the Colosseum. However, more by luck than judgement, he ends up fighting back (something an animal has never done) and he quickly becomes the people's champion. However, this is only the beginning of his woes.
Gary's illustrations are even funnier than the text that accompanies them, and they aren't just there as pretty pictures for show either - they are mostly used to continue and add to the story, in much the same way as a comic works. Natutally, being from the pen and brain of Gary Northfield they are invariably laugh-out-loud funny, and make this a perfect book for kids who love a mixture of crazy drawings and bonkers written prose (not quite as silly as Mr Gum or Stinkbomb & Ketchup-Face, but pretty damn close in places).
The book isn't just an in your face laugh-fest either. Northfield has worked on the Horrible Histories books and has obviously taken note of their success at delivering historical fact in an amusing way that appeals to kids, as in Rumble with the Romans he very cleverly weaves in all kind of historical elements about gladiators and Roman life in general, both in the writing and in his fantastic illustrations. He even includes a glossary at the end of the book, listing many of the historical terms that he has used within his story.
September 25, 2024
Dankzij @ilonaslevenbijls en haar buddyread heb ik vandaag een recensie van een kinderboek voor jullie klaar.
Julius Zebra is geen gewone zebra. Hij leeft in de tijd van de Romeinen. Wanneer hij op een dag besluit om op avontuur te trekken, wordt hij gevangen genomen door Romeinse soldaten. Gelukkig krijgt hij onderweg heel wat hulp en info van Cornelius, het wrattenzwijn, die heel wat weet over deze Romeinse krijgers. Julius wordt samen met Cornelius en nog enkele andere dieren gevangen genomen. Daar krijgen ze een opleiding tot gladiator! Ze moeten voor hun leven vechten in het Colosseum. En dat loopt niet voor iedereen even vlot…
Als leerkracht vond ik het enorm fijn om een kinderboek te lezen en te bespreken. Het was niet echt een boek voor de leeftijdscategorie van mijn klas maar toch heb ik genoten. Dit boek vol humor heeft ook nog eens het educatieve aspect. Kinderen leren bij het lezen van dit boek heel wat meer over de tijd van de Romeinen. Het boek heeft korte stukjes tekst die worden afgewisseld met leuke prentjes. Die prentjes zijn vaak in stripvorm geschreven. Ik heb geen enkele keer gedacht dat het een ‘saai’ boek was. De afwisseling lijkt me ook ideaal voor een kind dat iets minder van lezen houdt. Het verhaal is volgens mij voor te lezen vanaf 8 jaar en zelf te lezen vanaf 10 jaar. Maar een sterke, jonge lezer kan hier zeker in beginnen! Wat fijn dat de paginanummers Romeinse cijfers zijn. Ook dit is weer een leuk educatief aspect om in een klas te gebruiken. Ben je even vergeten hoe het zat? Dan wordt dit achteraan op een heel leuke manier opnieuw uitgelegd. Dit boek raad ik zeker aan aan mijn collega’s van de hogere klassen.
Julius Zebra is geen gewone zebra. Hij leeft in de tijd van de Romeinen. Wanneer hij op een dag besluit om op avontuur te trekken, wordt hij gevangen genomen door Romeinse soldaten. Gelukkig krijgt hij onderweg heel wat hulp en info van Cornelius, het wrattenzwijn, die heel wat weet over deze Romeinse krijgers. Julius wordt samen met Cornelius en nog enkele andere dieren gevangen genomen. Daar krijgen ze een opleiding tot gladiator! Ze moeten voor hun leven vechten in het Colosseum. En dat loopt niet voor iedereen even vlot…
Als leerkracht vond ik het enorm fijn om een kinderboek te lezen en te bespreken. Het was niet echt een boek voor de leeftijdscategorie van mijn klas maar toch heb ik genoten. Dit boek vol humor heeft ook nog eens het educatieve aspect. Kinderen leren bij het lezen van dit boek heel wat meer over de tijd van de Romeinen. Het boek heeft korte stukjes tekst die worden afgewisseld met leuke prentjes. Die prentjes zijn vaak in stripvorm geschreven. Ik heb geen enkele keer gedacht dat het een ‘saai’ boek was. De afwisseling lijkt me ook ideaal voor een kind dat iets minder van lezen houdt. Het verhaal is volgens mij voor te lezen vanaf 8 jaar en zelf te lezen vanaf 10 jaar. Maar een sterke, jonge lezer kan hier zeker in beginnen! Wat fijn dat de paginanummers Romeinse cijfers zijn. Ook dit is weer een leuk educatief aspect om in een klas te gebruiken. Ben je even vergeten hoe het zat? Dan wordt dit achteraan op een heel leuke manier opnieuw uitgelegd. Dit boek raad ik zeker aan aan mijn collega’s van de hogere klassen.
June 13, 2023
Ik zal persoonlijk de schrijfstijl nooit gaan waarderen, maar dit boek bevat wel, in tegenstelling tot bijv. De waanzinnige boomhut, moeilijkere woorden en geeft terloops nog best wat interessante historische informatie. Als leesbevorderend boek dus geschikt voor leerlingen die niet zo van lezen houden.
January 1, 2022
Super cool! Het is grappig, leerzaam en leuk.
October 3, 2019
Fun for kids, but not for me.
March 19, 2020
One of my favourites children books! So educative regarding Roman Gladiators. I had a lot of fun reading this. I want to read the next book. Hilarious! 😆
June 27, 2020
Çok eğlenceli bir çizgi roman, kitap karışımı. Özellikle çizimler, hem çok komik hem de detaylı. Sadece çocukların değil, yetişkinlerin de okurken keyif alacağı türden kitaplardan.
May 31, 2016
Julius Zebra isn’t happy about going to the lake with his mum and older brother. The water is gross and smelly. He tries to imagine the water as crystal-clear sparkling water from a mountain, but as soon as he tastes it, he knows better.
He decides he is going home on his own, despite the warnings of being alone from an annoying know-it-all warthog that sees him. Suddenly they are both caught up in a stampede. There is a stalking lion nearby. Julius and the warthog escape up a hill, only to fall into a deep dark pit – with the lion!
He’s wishing he never left his family’s side when they are all pulled out in nets by strange looking creatures called people. Not just any people – Roman Centurions.
This is a hilarious beginning to this series. Friendship, time-travel, humour and animals all mixed together make a great read for 7+ boys and girls.
He decides he is going home on his own, despite the warnings of being alone from an annoying know-it-all warthog that sees him. Suddenly they are both caught up in a stampede. There is a stalking lion nearby. Julius and the warthog escape up a hill, only to fall into a deep dark pit – with the lion!
He’s wishing he never left his family’s side when they are all pulled out in nets by strange looking creatures called people. Not just any people – Roman Centurions.
This is a hilarious beginning to this series. Friendship, time-travel, humour and animals all mixed together make a great read for 7+ boys and girls.
October 12, 2016
Julius Zebra: Rumble with the Romans! is about a zebra named Julius who is captured and taken away from his family by the Romans and has to battle professional gladiators for his freedom. This was a great book! The characters were well thought out and it was a fun read. The one thing I didn't like about the book was the people in the story were ok with animals talking! This book made me feel happy because it was a funny book to read even though it was pretty long. Animal lovers would really enjoy this book, as long as they were ok with talking animals. I can't think of another book to compare this to, but it reminded me of a lot of Disney movies were animals were the main characters.
December 29, 2015
Fun, witty, and informative is how I would describe Northfield's Julius Zebra. If I was 10 years old again, I would have adored this novel. It reminds me of my days reading Dave Pickley's Captain Underpants series. I would completely recommend this for anyone,young or old.
May 11, 2023
I couldn't put it down and read it up in one sitting! The characters were well thought out, the fight scenes were epic, and the final fight was a moment of awesome. I can't wait to read the sequels so I can see what happens next on Julius Zebra's funny adventures!
February 9, 2016
very cute & funny book. Great illustrations. Really enjoyed this book. It was different & quirky.
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I won this book through goodreads
November 23, 2017
This book is so hilarious and just so silly but with a brilliant story too! ‘Julius Zebra Rumble with the Romans’ is the first book in the Julius Zebra series with the second and third books being ‘Bundle with the Britons’ and ‘Entangled with the Egyptians’. This book is where the adventures of Julius begins. Having been forced to go to the lake with his mother and his brother Brutus, Julius wants nothing more than to leave the stinky place and go home. But when a stampede of animals runs from the lake Julius finds himself alone, with a very annoying warthog, and together they have to escape both a lion and the Romans who are after them.
I started reading this series from the second book and have really loved it but going back to this first book I was a little worried that I might not find it as funny as the later ones, as sometimes happens when you enter a series in the middle. However I shouldn’t have been worried, this book had me laughing from the first pages ad it’s fun to see how Julius, a zebra from Africa, ends up battling Roman gladiators.
The book is pure humour and a very daft/silly humour which I just love. It has a very British humour, even down to the characters saying things like ‘Cor!’ and it feels like some classic British comedies where there’s a lot of silliness and slapstick involved. The book also has a Horrible Histories feel to it seeing as Julius is a zebra in the times when the Romans were a powerful nation. As the story unfolds there are lots of illustrations to go along with the text. These pictures have to be read along side the text, they make up part of the story and something about this style of book is just so appealing and I really enjoy it.
The illustrations are hilarious and there’s just something I find instantly funny about Julius, his friends and those eyes! Every pictures is silly and I’ll admit I laughed aloud on more than one occasion from the pictures alone! The pictures are all black and white. The ending of the story is a satisfying one, in fact it is my favourite ending of any Julius Zebra book (so far) given what Julius does. The book has a proper conclusion but also an epilogue which leads nicely into the second book ‘Bundle with the Britons’.
One thing I really love about this book is the setting and the fact that it’s a bit of a historical lesson in Romans too. There is a glossary at the back of the book explaining some of the Roman terms and words that you read in the text as well as a fun lesson on how to count in roman Numerals and of course Cornelius is always explaining facts within the story.
I can’t recommend this book enough, and in fact the entire series. I have definitely become a fan of Julius Zebra and can’t wait for every adventure he goes on. It’s a wonderfully funny book which plenty of kids will love, but it’s also a bit educational too. I also think a fair few adults will enjoy this story too.
-Thanks to Walker Books for a free copy.
I started reading this series from the second book and have really loved it but going back to this first book I was a little worried that I might not find it as funny as the later ones, as sometimes happens when you enter a series in the middle. However I shouldn’t have been worried, this book had me laughing from the first pages ad it’s fun to see how Julius, a zebra from Africa, ends up battling Roman gladiators.
The book is pure humour and a very daft/silly humour which I just love. It has a very British humour, even down to the characters saying things like ‘Cor!’ and it feels like some classic British comedies where there’s a lot of silliness and slapstick involved. The book also has a Horrible Histories feel to it seeing as Julius is a zebra in the times when the Romans were a powerful nation. As the story unfolds there are lots of illustrations to go along with the text. These pictures have to be read along side the text, they make up part of the story and something about this style of book is just so appealing and I really enjoy it.
The illustrations are hilarious and there’s just something I find instantly funny about Julius, his friends and those eyes! Every pictures is silly and I’ll admit I laughed aloud on more than one occasion from the pictures alone! The pictures are all black and white. The ending of the story is a satisfying one, in fact it is my favourite ending of any Julius Zebra book (so far) given what Julius does. The book has a proper conclusion but also an epilogue which leads nicely into the second book ‘Bundle with the Britons’.
One thing I really love about this book is the setting and the fact that it’s a bit of a historical lesson in Romans too. There is a glossary at the back of the book explaining some of the Roman terms and words that you read in the text as well as a fun lesson on how to count in roman Numerals and of course Cornelius is always explaining facts within the story.
I can’t recommend this book enough, and in fact the entire series. I have definitely become a fan of Julius Zebra and can’t wait for every adventure he goes on. It’s a wonderfully funny book which plenty of kids will love, but it’s also a bit educational too. I also think a fair few adults will enjoy this story too.
-Thanks to Walker Books for a free copy.
January 17, 2024
»»» A compra:
Tinha um desconto fantástico (mesmo muito bom) na Fnac online e veio para casa. Não me lembro de alguma vez ter visto este livro, mas se tivesse, certamente, só pela capa e título já estaria antes na minha lista de compras.
»»» A aventura:
Julius Zebra, uma zebra sarcástica e aventurosa, é obrigado pela mãe a ir ao grande lago africano perto de onde moram, mas Julius detesta, acha que não é higiénico ir beber água onde outros animais fazem as necessidades.
Tenta afastar-se e acaba numa armadilha de animais lançada por romanos. Segue, com outros animais exóticos capturados, para Roma, com destino à arena para ser sacrificado nos jogos.
Insolitamente Julius Zebra acaba a formar uma estranha equipa de gladiadores com um javali zeloso, um leão carrancudo, uma zebra medrosa, um crocodilo vegetariano e um antílope que coleciona rochas.
Do treino na escola de gladiadores à arena a confusão e o riso são constantes.
»»» Sentimento final:
Muito bom.
A história é excelente, os personagens igualmente e o humor é de topo, muito engraçado.
O humor vem do texto e também dos desenhos apalermados que vão acompanhando, tudo junto é impagável (ainda tenho na memória Zebra a ter sempre o nome confundido com Débora – em inglês o diminutivo Debra, ou o ar do diretor da escola de gladiadores quando o antílope lhe pede umas prateleiras na cela para colocar a sua coleção de rochas).
O livro tem também vários factos da época retratados e é muito educativo nas lides dos gladiadores e no mundo do império romano em geral, tendo até um glossário para sabermos de locais, armas, vestuário, patentes militares e outros aspetos retratados no livro.
Uma compra que valeu bem a pena. Estou muito contente.
»»» Nota final (capa e outras considerações):
--- [Capa] – Fabulosa e hilariante, como o livro.
--- [Ilustrações] – São um ponto alto, meio apalermadas como a história pede, mas muito certeiras e em muitos casos são as cenas hilariantes da página. Há aqui muito talento, basta ver as representações do coliseu de Roma ou da imagem panorâmica da cidade.
--- [Outros volumes da série] – Infelizmente não há publicação de outros volumes da coleção do Julius em Portugal (mas não será isso que me vai impedir de comprar os originais, já estão na minha lista!).
»»» Uma espreitadela:
Tinha um desconto fantástico (mesmo muito bom) na Fnac online e veio para casa. Não me lembro de alguma vez ter visto este livro, mas se tivesse, certamente, só pela capa e título já estaria antes na minha lista de compras.
»»» A aventura:
Julius Zebra, uma zebra sarcástica e aventurosa, é obrigado pela mãe a ir ao grande lago africano perto de onde moram, mas Julius detesta, acha que não é higiénico ir beber água onde outros animais fazem as necessidades.
Tenta afastar-se e acaba numa armadilha de animais lançada por romanos. Segue, com outros animais exóticos capturados, para Roma, com destino à arena para ser sacrificado nos jogos.
Insolitamente Julius Zebra acaba a formar uma estranha equipa de gladiadores com um javali zeloso, um leão carrancudo, uma zebra medrosa, um crocodilo vegetariano e um antílope que coleciona rochas.
Do treino na escola de gladiadores à arena a confusão e o riso são constantes.
»»» Sentimento final:
Muito bom.
A história é excelente, os personagens igualmente e o humor é de topo, muito engraçado.
O humor vem do texto e também dos desenhos apalermados que vão acompanhando, tudo junto é impagável (ainda tenho na memória Zebra a ter sempre o nome confundido com Débora – em inglês o diminutivo Debra, ou o ar do diretor da escola de gladiadores quando o antílope lhe pede umas prateleiras na cela para colocar a sua coleção de rochas).
O livro tem também vários factos da época retratados e é muito educativo nas lides dos gladiadores e no mundo do império romano em geral, tendo até um glossário para sabermos de locais, armas, vestuário, patentes militares e outros aspetos retratados no livro.
Uma compra que valeu bem a pena. Estou muito contente.
»»» Nota final (capa e outras considerações):
--- [Capa] – Fabulosa e hilariante, como o livro.
--- [Ilustrações] – São um ponto alto, meio apalermadas como a história pede, mas muito certeiras e em muitos casos são as cenas hilariantes da página. Há aqui muito talento, basta ver as representações do coliseu de Roma ou da imagem panorâmica da cidade.
--- [Outros volumes da série] – Infelizmente não há publicação de outros volumes da coleção do Julius em Portugal (mas não será isso que me vai impedir de comprar os originais, já estão na minha lista!).
»»» Uma espreitadela:
September 29, 2024
Ik was weer even kind bij het lezen van dit leuke boek over Julius Zebra. Door een bijzondere val, als de grond onder hun voeten verdwijnt, komt Julius, samen met zijn vriendje Cornelius, een wrattenzwijn, en de leeuw Milus die achter hen aan zat, in een andere tijd terecht, die van de Romeinen. Samen met nog meer dieren uit het Afrikaanse rijk wordt hij gevangengenomen en worden ze vervoerd van Leptis Magna naar Carthago en dan over zee naar Rome.
Thuis is Julius helemaal geen dappere zebra, eigenlijk is hij een beetje laf, hij vindt het water in de plas smerig en kan niet tegen zijn oudere broer Brutus opboksen. Maar eenmaal gevangengenomen en samen met de andere dieren, Rufus de giraf, Felix de antilope en Lucia de vegetarische krokodil, in het Colosseum is hij door zijn onhandigheid en de kennis die Cornelius met hem deelt toch best wel slim.
De kennis van Cornelius, die op een leuke manier zaken uit het oude Rome uitlegt aan Julius Zebra, en dus aan de lezer, helpt de dieren met het maken van plannen om te ontsnappen. Natuurlijk gaat niet alles meteen goed en daardoor beleven ze allerlei grappig avonturen. Er zijn ook woorden die niet door Cornelius uitgelegd worden en die voor een kind wellicht wat vraagtekens zouden kunnen oproepen. Achterin het boek heeft de auteur een mooie verklarende woordenlijst opgenomen, je kunt ervoor kiezen deze eerst te lezen of je zoekt een woord op zodra je het tekenkomt. Ook wordt achterin het boek het Romeinse cijfer uitgelegd, hier zal een kind al eerder om uitleg voor vragen aangezien de bladzijden ook met Romeinse cijfers genummerd zijn.
De tekst wordt afgewisseld met kleine, maar soms ook hele grote, illustraties, hierdoor wordt het boek een soort graphic novel. De tekeningen vullen de tekst soms aan en in andere gevallen versterken ze de tekst. Dat Julius als een soort mens op twee benen neergezet wordt is helemaal niet raar, dit past helemaal in het verhaal.
Julius zijn avontuur is aan het einde van het boek nog niet ten einde en zal een vervolg hebben in deel twee waarin hij naar Brittannië gaat en voor Keizer Hadrianus een opdracht moet vervullen.
C = 7 | A = 7 | W = 8 | P = 7 | I = 7 | L = 6 | E = 8 | Score 7,14 = 4 sterren
Thuis is Julius helemaal geen dappere zebra, eigenlijk is hij een beetje laf, hij vindt het water in de plas smerig en kan niet tegen zijn oudere broer Brutus opboksen. Maar eenmaal gevangengenomen en samen met de andere dieren, Rufus de giraf, Felix de antilope en Lucia de vegetarische krokodil, in het Colosseum is hij door zijn onhandigheid en de kennis die Cornelius met hem deelt toch best wel slim.
De kennis van Cornelius, die op een leuke manier zaken uit het oude Rome uitlegt aan Julius Zebra, en dus aan de lezer, helpt de dieren met het maken van plannen om te ontsnappen. Natuurlijk gaat niet alles meteen goed en daardoor beleven ze allerlei grappig avonturen. Er zijn ook woorden die niet door Cornelius uitgelegd worden en die voor een kind wellicht wat vraagtekens zouden kunnen oproepen. Achterin het boek heeft de auteur een mooie verklarende woordenlijst opgenomen, je kunt ervoor kiezen deze eerst te lezen of je zoekt een woord op zodra je het tekenkomt. Ook wordt achterin het boek het Romeinse cijfer uitgelegd, hier zal een kind al eerder om uitleg voor vragen aangezien de bladzijden ook met Romeinse cijfers genummerd zijn.
De tekst wordt afgewisseld met kleine, maar soms ook hele grote, illustraties, hierdoor wordt het boek een soort graphic novel. De tekeningen vullen de tekst soms aan en in andere gevallen versterken ze de tekst. Dat Julius als een soort mens op twee benen neergezet wordt is helemaal niet raar, dit past helemaal in het verhaal.
Julius zijn avontuur is aan het einde van het boek nog niet ten einde en zal een vervolg hebben in deel twee waarin hij naar Brittannië gaat en voor Keizer Hadrianus een opdracht moet vervullen.
C = 7 | A = 7 | W = 8 | P = 7 | I = 7 | L = 6 | E = 8 | Score 7,14 = 4 sterren
December 11, 2018
Z veľkej časti ide o strhujúcu grafickú novelu pre školákov, s drsným humorom, kakanicovými nadávkami, miestami obsahujúcu až agresívnu, bujarú, besnú, bláznivú, divú zábavu. Deti vo veku 9 - 12 rokov však už budú rozumieť tomu, keď uvidia hlavných hrdinov niekoľkokrát v priamom ohrození života, pričom sa im tento fakt podáva v rámci sérii vtipných scén, že ide o žart a nie horor. Zvieratá majú šibnuté tváre s vypúlenými očami (každé oko sa zvyčajne díva iným smerom), väčšinu času majú rozďavené ústa, prskajú sliny a nehovoria normálne, ale vreštia. Aj ľudské postavy sú značne preexponované a tiež hlasno rapotajú, málokedy v tejto knihe niekto hovorí potichu. Okrem krokodílky Lucy sa v knihe neobjaví žiadna ženská postava. V texte sa používajú termíny súvisiace s daným dejinným obdobím (staroveký Rím).
Dej sa posúval v akýchsi vlnách - chvíľu som sa od neho nevedela odtrhnúť, chvíľu som sa krútila dookola a nudila v tej istej istej zápletke a následne sa zjavilo opäť niečo nové. Stred príbehu, kedy sa zvieratá opakovane vracajú do arény, sa motá okolo podobných vtipov a je preto menej záživný ako pasáže, ktoré sú originálne a s funkčnou zápletkou - nezvyčajný úvod, útek, únos, cesta, väzenie prvý boj, gladiátorská škola, posledný boj. Obrázky nie sú len doplnkom, ale priamou súčasťou deja, vrátane replík postáv, sú plné grimás, ktoré s veľkou pravdepodobnosťou deti rozosmejú. Kniha síce obsahuje aj posolstvo - priateľstvo, odvaha, lámanie predsudkov voči sebe samému, ale jej hlavným posolstvom je pobaviť.
Dej sa posúval v akýchsi vlnách - chvíľu som sa od neho nevedela odtrhnúť, chvíľu som sa krútila dookola a nudila v tej istej istej zápletke a následne sa zjavilo opäť niečo nové. Stred príbehu, kedy sa zvieratá opakovane vracajú do arény, sa motá okolo podobných vtipov a je preto menej záživný ako pasáže, ktoré sú originálne a s funkčnou zápletkou - nezvyčajný úvod, útek, únos, cesta, väzenie prvý boj, gladiátorská škola, posledný boj. Obrázky nie sú len doplnkom, ale priamou súčasťou deja, vrátane replík postáv, sú plné grimás, ktoré s veľkou pravdepodobnosťou deti rozosmejú. Kniha síce obsahuje aj posolstvo - priateľstvo, odvaha, lámanie predsudkov voči sebe samému, ale jej hlavným posolstvom je pobaviť.
October 11, 2017
Very funny, comic-style historical 'zebra and Romans' story
The humour here reminded me of the Asterix graphic novels at times, the books are also partly graphic with comic-style pages and pictures, lots of comic asides and speech bubbles.
This will be popular with students who like text broken up and easy-to-read chapters. In a story typical of many children's books, a main character doesn't quite fit in with his family and tries to get away by himself. Unfortunately though, Julius is a zebra living in Roman times, and is captured and sent to Rome to perform in the arena for Hadrian.
He picks up a small group of other animal friends along the way, of course, and manages to impress his way into a training program for gladiators.
While I have given this a top score, this is because it will have appeal to a KS2 readership, and is funny. I did think it could have been improved however. The first person might have worked better than a third person narrator, I expected to hear Julius talking to me directly.
An unusual choice, to put the funny animal into a historical setting, though this worked (but how do the animals all understand the Romans, and how can they talk and wield weapons...? Never mind).
Very quick to read, as there are so many illustrations and breaks away from the text. Will go down well with age 9-12.
The humour here reminded me of the Asterix graphic novels at times, the books are also partly graphic with comic-style pages and pictures, lots of comic asides and speech bubbles.
This will be popular with students who like text broken up and easy-to-read chapters. In a story typical of many children's books, a main character doesn't quite fit in with his family and tries to get away by himself. Unfortunately though, Julius is a zebra living in Roman times, and is captured and sent to Rome to perform in the arena for Hadrian.
He picks up a small group of other animal friends along the way, of course, and manages to impress his way into a training program for gladiators.
While I have given this a top score, this is because it will have appeal to a KS2 readership, and is funny. I did think it could have been improved however. The first person might have worked better than a third person narrator, I expected to hear Julius talking to me directly.
An unusual choice, to put the funny animal into a historical setting, though this worked (but how do the animals all understand the Romans, and how can they talk and wield weapons...? Never mind).
Very quick to read, as there are so many illustrations and breaks away from the text. Will go down well with age 9-12.
March 26, 2022
Julius je zebrí mladík, ktorý si chce robiť veci po svojom. Pri návšteve jazierka sa zatúla ďaleko od svojho stáda a nešťastnou náhodou skončí v rukách Rimanov. Po dlhej ceste z Afriky až do Ríma je aj s ostatnými zvieratami vhodený do Kolosea, kde preukáže veľkú odvahu a cisár Hadrián mu udelí šancu vybojovať si slobodu. Julius spolu so svojimi zvieracími priateľmi trénuje v gladiátorskej škole, ktorá ho má pripraviť na veľké hry. Podarí sa mu poraziť slávnych gladiátorov a vybojovať si svoju slobodu?
Zebra Julius je vskutku veľmi milá detská kniha. Dej knihy je veľmi nápaditý, zvieratká časťami trošku tupé, ale napriek tomu príjemné charaktery. Často sa dostávali do rôznych vtipných situácii a hoci boli také polepetká, boli aj veľmi odvážne a najmä milé.
Kniha je plná skvelých ilustrácií. Veľmi sa mi páčili, dopĺňali príbeh a určite udržia pozornosť malých čitateľov.
Páčilo sa mi, že kniha veľmi nenásilne, a pre deti aj pútavo, vysvetľovala niektoré skutočnosti Ríma. Deti sa dozvedia kto boli Rimania a Gladiátori alebo prečo usporadúvali hry v Koloseu, či stavali veľké sochy.
Na konci je aj pekná príloha, ktorá vysvetľuje rímske číslice a aj slovník niektorých výrazov, kde sú veľmi jednoducho vysvetlené pojmy súvisiace s Rímom.
Určite odporúčam všetkým malým čitateľom a aj tým starším, čo si občas radi prečítajú aj takúto knihu a trošku sa pri nej pobavia a oddýchnu.
Zebra Julius je vskutku veľmi milá detská kniha. Dej knihy je veľmi nápaditý, zvieratká časťami trošku tupé, ale napriek tomu príjemné charaktery. Často sa dostávali do rôznych vtipných situácii a hoci boli také polepetká, boli aj veľmi odvážne a najmä milé.
Kniha je plná skvelých ilustrácií. Veľmi sa mi páčili, dopĺňali príbeh a určite udržia pozornosť malých čitateľov.
Páčilo sa mi, že kniha veľmi nenásilne, a pre deti aj pútavo, vysvetľovala niektoré skutočnosti Ríma. Deti sa dozvedia kto boli Rimania a Gladiátori alebo prečo usporadúvali hry v Koloseu, či stavali veľké sochy.
Na konci je aj pekná príloha, ktorá vysvetľuje rímske číslice a aj slovník niektorých výrazov, kde sú veľmi jednoducho vysvetlené pojmy súvisiace s Rímom.
Určite odporúčam všetkým malým čitateľom a aj tým starším, čo si občas radi prečítajú aj takúto knihu a trošku sa pri nej pobavia a oddýchnu.
September 25, 2024
Julius Zebra, rollebollen met de Romeinen is een hilarisch boek over Julius de zebra. Hij wil graag meer vrijheid en ontvlucht de kudde waar hij bij hoort om vervolgens gevangen genomen te worden door Romeinen.
Na een lange tocht over land en zee komt hij samen met Cornelius het everzwijn aan in het Colosseum in Rome. Denkend dat hij naar jonglerende apen gaat kijken is hij dan ook heel verbaasd als hij zelf in de arena moet vechten. Hoe gaat hij dat overleven en komt hij ooit weer thuis?
Ik vond dit een erg grappig boek voor de leeftijd vanaf 8 jaar. De plaatjes helpen het verhaal levendiger te maken en voor kinderen die visueel ingesteld zijn maakt 't het boek aantrekkelijker. Er staan ook tekeningen in met spraakballonnen die voor jong en oud heel grappig kunnen zijn. Leuke bijkomstigheid, je leert er ook nog eens een hoop over de geschiedenis van de Romeinen en je kennis over dieren wordt verruimd. Zo weet ik nu dat een zebra echt heel anders is dan een paard en dat krokodillen vegetarisch kunnen zijn.
Mijn enige aandachtspunt zijn sommige woordkeuzes die niet meer echt gebruikt worden tegenwoordig. Voor het verruimen van de woordenschat kun je denken dat dit geen probleem zou hoeven zijn, echter ben ik ook van mening dat woorden leren die niet meer gebruikt worden ook zonde is.
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Na een lange tocht over land en zee komt hij samen met Cornelius het everzwijn aan in het Colosseum in Rome. Denkend dat hij naar jonglerende apen gaat kijken is hij dan ook heel verbaasd als hij zelf in de arena moet vechten. Hoe gaat hij dat overleven en komt hij ooit weer thuis?
Ik vond dit een erg grappig boek voor de leeftijd vanaf 8 jaar. De plaatjes helpen het verhaal levendiger te maken en voor kinderen die visueel ingesteld zijn maakt 't het boek aantrekkelijker. Er staan ook tekeningen in met spraakballonnen die voor jong en oud heel grappig kunnen zijn. Leuke bijkomstigheid, je leert er ook nog eens een hoop over de geschiedenis van de Romeinen en je kennis over dieren wordt verruimd. Zo weet ik nu dat een zebra echt heel anders is dan een paard en dat krokodillen vegetarisch kunnen zijn.
Mijn enige aandachtspunt zijn sommige woordkeuzes die niet meer echt gebruikt worden tegenwoordig. Voor het verruimen van de woordenschat kun je denken dat dit geen probleem zou hoeven zijn, echter ben ik ook van mening dat woorden leren die niet meer gebruikt worden ook zonde is.
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September 24, 2024
Dus jij denkt alles over zebra’s te weten? Ze hebben een mooie vacht, ze eten veel gras en... ze worden vaak opgegeten door leeuwen. Eigenlijk zijn ze een beetje saai en oliedom. Maar een gevecht met een knorrige gladiator kan een zebra in een held veranderen. Dat overkomt Julius, die door Romeinse soldaten gevangengenomen wordt. Voor hij het weet staat hij oog in oog met de gemeenste gladiatoren in de gevaarlijkste arena ter wereld: Het Colosseum!
Wat een heerlijk, hilarisch avontuur! Gary Northfield is erin geslaagd om historische feiten te mengen met mythes en een grote dosis humor. In combinatie met zijn vlotte schrijfstijl en de vele illustraties in het boek vlieg je door de bladzijdes. Julius Zebra lijkt nergens bang voor en gaat het avontuur vol goede moed aan. Zijn vrienden zijn af en toe iets sceptischer, wat voor de nodige confrontaties en sarcastische opmerkingen zorgt.
De zwart-wit illustraties hebben een grote toegevoegde waarde. De tekst wordt regelmatig onderbroken door illustraties. De illustraties gaan verder waar de tekst opgehouden is en gaan zo door met het vertellen van het verhaal. In de illustraties zit de nodige humor, wat regelmatig voor een glimlach op je gezicht zorgt.
Een grappig avontuur voor kinderen vanaf 8 jaar.
Wat een heerlijk, hilarisch avontuur! Gary Northfield is erin geslaagd om historische feiten te mengen met mythes en een grote dosis humor. In combinatie met zijn vlotte schrijfstijl en de vele illustraties in het boek vlieg je door de bladzijdes. Julius Zebra lijkt nergens bang voor en gaat het avontuur vol goede moed aan. Zijn vrienden zijn af en toe iets sceptischer, wat voor de nodige confrontaties en sarcastische opmerkingen zorgt.
De zwart-wit illustraties hebben een grote toegevoegde waarde. De tekst wordt regelmatig onderbroken door illustraties. De illustraties gaan verder waar de tekst opgehouden is en gaan zo door met het vertellen van het verhaal. In de illustraties zit de nodige humor, wat regelmatig voor een glimlach op je gezicht zorgt.
Een grappig avontuur voor kinderen vanaf 8 jaar.
September 24, 2024
Helaas kon ik gisteren niet bij de online leesclub zijn wegens een andere afspraak want ik was erg benieuwd naar wat de anderen er van vonden.
Ik heb dit deel en een aantal andere delen wel eerder in de schoolbieb zien staan, maar was er nog niet echt aan toe gekomen om te lezen. Ik was wel erg benieuwd dus met de leesclub@lsuitgeverij.nl was het een goed moment om er aan te beginnen en wow ik was positief verrast.
We volgen Julius die een zebra is en gevangen genomen wordt door de Romeinen. Het verhaal neemt je mee op avontuur en ondertussen komt het thema Romeinen op een speelse manier veel terug. Ik denk dat dit de kinderen erg aan zal spreken. Ook is dit een topboek om een stuk uit voor te lezen als je met het thema Romeinen gaat werken op school. De stukjes tekst zijn niet te groot en er zitten veel afbeeldingen en tekeningen bij. Achterin zit een verklarende lijst.
Het boek staat vol met grapjes en taalgrapjes echt een heel aantrekkelijk boek voor kinderen. Ik heb er in ieder geval zelf ook van genoten.
Ik heb dit deel en een aantal andere delen wel eerder in de schoolbieb zien staan, maar was er nog niet echt aan toe gekomen om te lezen. Ik was wel erg benieuwd dus met de leesclub@lsuitgeverij.nl was het een goed moment om er aan te beginnen en wow ik was positief verrast.
We volgen Julius die een zebra is en gevangen genomen wordt door de Romeinen. Het verhaal neemt je mee op avontuur en ondertussen komt het thema Romeinen op een speelse manier veel terug. Ik denk dat dit de kinderen erg aan zal spreken. Ook is dit een topboek om een stuk uit voor te lezen als je met het thema Romeinen gaat werken op school. De stukjes tekst zijn niet te groot en er zitten veel afbeeldingen en tekeningen bij. Achterin zit een verklarende lijst.
Het boek staat vol met grapjes en taalgrapjes echt een heel aantrekkelijk boek voor kinderen. Ik heb er in ieder geval zelf ook van genoten.
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