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The Blurb On The Back:
Why did ancient Greeks ride elephants into battle?
Discover history for yourself with this fun, quirky series that tackles the questions other books are afraid to ask!
- Why did the ancient Greeks exercise naked?
- How did an owl inspire a city-state?
- And just what was Pythagoras’ theory of … beans?
A QUESTION OF HISTORY: THE ANCIENT GREEKS answers all these questions and much more.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Tim Cooke is an experienced children’s author and editor with a particular interest in history. This fun introduction to the ancient Greeks (part of a series) aimed at readers aged 9+ has cheerful illustrations by Matt Lilly and gives you a very broad idea of who the ancient Greeks were (perhaps too broad as some topics are a bit random). That said, it’s a good way of getting youngsters interested in classical history and so is worth a look.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
Discover history for yourself with this fun, quirky series that tackles the questions other books are afraid to ask!
- Why did the ancient Greeks exercise naked?
- How did an owl inspire a city-state?
- And just what was Pythagoras’ theory of … beans?
A QUESTION OF HISTORY: THE ANCIENT GREEKS answers all these questions and much more.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Tim Cooke is an experienced children’s author and editor with a particular interest in history. This fun introduction to the ancient Greeks (part of a series) aimed at readers aged 9+ has cheerful illustrations by Matt Lilly and gives you a very broad idea of who the ancient Greeks were (perhaps too broad as some topics are a bit random). That said, it’s a good way of getting youngsters interested in classical history and so is worth a look.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
