A Visitor's Guide to Ancient Greece

by Lesley Sims, Ian Jackson (Illustrator), Lesley Sims

A virtual tour of the Ancient Greek world for children. It uses a guide-book format, including a map of Ancient Greece, and "top tips for tourists" on each page. It also covers the myths and legends of Ancient Greece, and the origins of its civilization.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Childrens

64 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2003

About the author

Lesley dreamed of being a writer, but studied law as her mother insisted she had "something to fall back on". Since joining Usborne Publishing, she has written and edited hundreds of books, from funny rhyming stories to an award-winning history book. Nowadays, she is often found recording books, too, in Usborne's very own recording studio.

Reviews

[Oana]

A decent children's book I read for work; I needed a crash course in ancient Greek history. The book uses a conversational tone with humour thrown in among the cute cartoons. I would have loved this book as a child.

My only quibble is that the author differentiates in the book between the Greek and Roman names of the gods, yet calls Hades Pluto for some reason.

[Книжни Криле]

Египет, Рим, Гърция – перлите на Античността. Какво ще кажете за една разходка през времето и пространството? Нека посетим тези вълнуващи и прекрасни места. Но... не и без екскурзовод! Нужен ни е „Пътеводител в древния свят”, но за щастие от издателство „Просвета” са се погрижили по въпроса. Вече можем да се отправим на това чудно пътешествие, подготвено специално от писателката Лесли Симс, в компанията на цели шестима художници и консултант историк. Прочетете ревюто на "Книжни Криле":
https://knijnikrile.wordpress.com/201...

[Beth]

I really found it useful - 4*

I enjoyed it and thought it was useful. My class liked it less so, which is a real shame.

[Sophie Crane]

It was really funny and humorous to read. Also the illustrations are quite cool. I simply love these Usborne series.

[Prachi Pati]

I picked up this book from the Acropolis museum in Athens, so kudos to me for being as close to the source as possible..lol

I enjoyed this book, its a fast and entertaining non fictional read about Greek history, with short text and lots of colourful illustrations and cheeky jokes along the way. A great book for children, I’d think. :)

The period covered in the book spans from a 800 BC to 338 BC - so there is a lot of information about the history, cultural and social aspects of the “Hellenes” during this period.

[Linn J]

En enkel resegudie inom den antika Grekland, fylld med fakta, roliga referenser och fina bilder. Mycket givande för de barn som är historiskt intresserad, eller vuxna också!