British Museum: The Plot Against the Emperor (An Ancient Roman Puzzle Mystery)

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When ancient Roman friends Flavia and Julius uncover a plot to overthrow the emperor, theymust stop the criminals before it's too late. But there are a lot of puzzles to solve along theway, from a mysterious message on a tablet to a suspicious conversation at the Colosseum. WillFlavia and Julius get to the banquet in time to save the emperor's life And who is themastermind behind the evil plot

With beautifully detailed artwork, fascinating facts aboutancient Rome and a fold-out guide at the back of the book which explains how to read Latinand contains an easy-to-use Latin dictionary, this is the perfect book for children who lovehistory and hair-raising adventures. Featuring Latin messages, mazes, logic puzzles and more,children will enjoy immersing themselves in ancient Rome and taking part in the story. A page ofsolutions is included at the end of the book.

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Andy Seed (Author)Lives in: Gloucestershire.Andy writes all about the mostamazing, unusual, funny andfascinating things in the world andbeyond. He likes a good joke and also making giant things out of cardboard,although most of the time he isvisiting schools and getting childrenexcited about books. He lives in aforest in Gloucestershire where heenjoys cheese, cats and table tennis.


James Weston-Lewis (Illustrator)
Born in Bath, James moved toOxfordshire when he was 5 where hegrew up in a small village. He did anArt Foundation degree at OxfordBrookes University and then movedto Bristol to study Illustration at theUniversity of the West of England,where he specialised in Print. Jamesnow lives in Lewisham in SouthLondon. His first book, The GreatFire of London, was longlisted for theCILIP Kate Greenaway Medal