Hard Nuts of History: Ancient Rome

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Ancient Rome was packed full of daring, clever and ruthless men and women. But who was the toughest nut of all Bursting full of entertaining and witty fact-filled text in bite sized chunks and jam-packed with hilarious full-colour illustrations throughout. Includes Hardometers and a Hard Nut rating for some of Rome's toughest nuts.

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Make[s] ancient history fun for young readers...jam-packed with hilarious full-colour illustrations throughout. It's a light-hearted and fun presentation which will encourage children to take a fresh look at history * Parents in Touch *

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Tracey Turner has written many highly successful non-fiction titles for adults and young adults. The best-selling 101 Things You Need to Know (Bloomsbury) has been selected by the Government's Education Secretary for a list of top books for teenage boys. Other titles include The Ghastly Book of Dover Castle (English Heritage), The A-Z of Ghosts, Spooks and other Haunting Horrors (Scholastic), The Who's Who of Horrors and the Disgusting Dictionary (Hodder) and Whitaker's World of Weird for A & C Black.