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Each title in this series focuses on a past civilisation or a period of British History. The history, geography and way of life are described in lively detail and explained clearly with the aid of colourful maps, archive photographs and accurate artworks. Many pages of activities encourage the reader...Read more
Each title in this series focuses on a past civilisation or a period of British History. The history, geography and way of life are described in lively detail and explained clearly with the aid of colourful maps, archive photographs and accurate artworks. Many pages of activities encourage the reader to enter the world described in the book, and easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams enable him or her to create an artefact from these historic times. Romans describes the awesome power of the greatest empire the world has ever known, and how many of their inventions have influenced our lives today.
This series of fact-packed, highly illustrated books combines history with interesting and relevant craft activities. Each book covers one topic and describes its many aspects through imaginative text and accurate illustrations. Each chapter contains a fun-to-do activity using everyday materials to make articles that bring the subject to life....Read more
This series of fact-packed, highly illustrated books combines history with interesting and relevant craft activities. Each book covers one topic and describes its many aspects through imaginative text and accurate illustrations. Each chapter contains a fun-to-do activity using everyday materials to make articles that bring the subject to life. Each book contains a glossary of new or unfamiliar words, a further reading list, places to visit to learn more about the topic, and an index. ROMANS & ANGLO-SAXONS IN BRITAIN looks at life in Britain from the time of the Roman invasion in AD 43 to the end of the Anglo-Saxon era, with a particular emphasis on daily life in Anglo-Saxon times. Topics covered include village life, religious life, learning and the arts, and how Britain was ruled. The book also looks at what the invaders left us, in terms of place names, settlements etc. Note The book was originally published under the title of 'Invaders and Settlers'.