Scholastic Ruthless Romans

For any kids struggling to get excited about reading and history. These books are truly magic

Bought as a birthday present and very well received. Recommended

mY GRANDDAUGHTER REQUESTED THIS BOOK.. iT WAS GIVEN TO HER FOR HER 11TH BIRTHDAY. sHE HAD READ PARTS OF IT AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND AS IT TURNS OUT SHE WILL BE STUDYING "rOMANS" IN GRADE 5. there ARE OTHER SUCH BOOKS FOR OTHER CULTURES. wHAT ARE THEY?

these horrible histories make my son laugh a lot + put across a lot of true facts...This applies to this books, but also the other books (gorgeous georgians, cut-throat celts...).

I like the series, they are funny and tell some of the lesser told parts of history.One have to remember that they are written for 10-15 year old-ish.the author have said that it is difficult not to write something wrong, because the first constants used to be considered the truth, but by the time the rest of the book had been written, those truths had been disproved.Also a good theme in the books is that you shouldn't always believe what a historian have written, because the winner writes the history.