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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     School Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Stokes, Jonathan W.     Subjects     Civilization, Ancient -- Juvenile literature.     Rome -- Civilization -- Juvenile literature.     Rome -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.     Rome -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.     Rome -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Italy -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Stokes, Jonathan W.       by title:      The thrifty guide to...       by call number:      937 S874t     Search the Web     Stokes, Jonathan W.     Civilization, Ancient -- Juvenile literature.     Rome -- Civilization -- Juvenile literature.     Rome -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.     Rome -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.     Rome -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Italy -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

The thrifty guide to Ancient Rome : a handbook for time travelers / Jonathan W. Stokes ; illustrated by David Sossella. by Stokes, Jonathan W. Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, c2018. Call #: 937 S874t Subjects Civilization, Ancient -- Juvenile literature.   Rome -- Civilization -- Juvenile literature.   Rome -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.   Rome -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.   Rome -- History -- Juvenile literature.   Italy -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature. Series Stokes, Jonathan W. Thrifty guides. ISBN:  9781101998083 (hardcover) 1101998083 (hardcover) 9780451479600 (paper-over-board) 0451479602 (paper-over-board) 9781101998106 (trade pbk.) 1101998105 (trade pbk.) Description:  127 p., 1 unnumbered page : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Contents:  Introduction: The basics of time travel -- Welcome to Rome -- Roman entertainment -- Julius Caesar -- The Roman civil war -- Quality time with Cleopatra -- Not another civil war -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Rome's top five craziest emperors. Summary:  If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation to Ancient Rome, this is the only guidebook you would need! It provides information about ancient Rome like culture, economics, fashion, history, law, and politics of the time while offering practical advice on how to avoid being poisoned, beheaded, or torn apart by an angry mob.There is handy advice on finding the best picnicking spots to watch Julius Caesar's assassination at the Roman Forum in 44 BC, as well as helpful real estate tips to profit from the great Roman fire of AD 64. There are even useful recommendations on which famous historical figures to meet for lunch, and a few nifty pointers on how to avoid being poisoned, beheaded, or torn apart by an angry mob. Questions about things to do or see while viewing Ancient Rome as a time traveler are humorously answered in this handy guide written by a fictitious company called Time Corp as published in the year 2163. Audience:  Grades 4-6. Ages 8-12. Other authors:  Sossella, David. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Children's Nonfiction 937 S874t Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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