Rome

by Andrew Solway

Readers can join up with Marcus Cotta and his nine-year-old son, Titus, as they spend a festival day together in Rome. Each picture shows in detail the everyday scenes and major monuments of the imperial city.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Roman History, Picture Books, Reference

Unknown Binding

First published April 1, 2003

Reviews

[Shannon]

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.

[Deborah Westwood Spencer]

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.

[Cleo Jones]

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!

[Nadvornix]

Surprising number of historical errors. Victim of having to do everything in exploded cross-section, even when the illustration would be better without it.

[E Vance Shearin]

A wonderfully illustrated view of life in Rome during the 1st century AD. It is a quick easy read at just under 30 pages, with various nifty details on every page.

[Jessica]

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.

[Jaclyn]

Cute and detailed for kids/students

[Fives OnTheFly]

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.

[Michael Fitzgerald]

Suffers from the strict format.

[Kristen Fort]

The illustrations are so good. It is very informational, and students will find it interesting.