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Rome: Une journée dans la Rome antique
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.
28 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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