Product Overview
From Follett
Includes index.;New beginnings -- Tyrants out! -- Greece in peril -- Sparta attacks! -- Alexander wins! -- Political pages -- Army life -- Navy life -- Sparta : a special report -- Trade news -- Sporting news -- Women's pages -- The gods : a special report -- School life -- Theater page -- Building news -- Housing page -- Health page -- Philosophers' page -- Food page -- Farming life -- Fashion page. Presents a "special edition" of a Greek newspaper which spans the years 1500 to 146 B.C. and contains articles about history, politics, feasts, fashions, theater, gods, and wars.
From the Publisher
"These entertaining, deftly organized books will make terrific light-hearted additions to curriculum units on ancient civilizations." -- Publishers Weekly
Stop the presses! What if ancient civilizations had daily newspapers? And they were amusing and compellingly informative? They might just look like this innovative series of historical nonfiction, presented in a unique, kid-friendly format.
Read all About it! In The Greek News life in ancient Greece is presented in the form of a daily newspaper written at the time. As accessible as your morning paper. The Greek News will give young readers the unforgettable sense of actually being a citizen of an ancient nation.
Back matter includes a time line, an index, and an explanation of Roman and Greek spellings.