Galen: My Life in Imperial Rome

By Marissa Moss

Book Overview

The life of a slave is the only life that twelve-year-old Galen knows, and though he hopes for a better one, he's making the best of it. He practices painting whenever he can, finds adventures with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152165355
• ISBN13: 9780152165352
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

A Happy Find

This beautifully done little book is a happy find indeed for youngsters studying Rome. There's a wealth of factual information about Imperial Rome here, presented in a most engaging way. We couldn't put it down! Nice Bonus: Inside the back cover you will find the clearest, simplest, most concise explanation of Roman numerals I've ever run across.

A charming glimpse of ancient Rome!

Marissa Moss's book, written as if by a 12-year-old slave in the court of Augustus, is full of fascinating and accurate facts. The illustrations in particular are charming and very useful in painting a picture of daily life in 1st century Rome. This book would be a great resource for any class studying the ancient Romans. It would also be a useful complement to my own series of children's historical novels (The Roman Mysteries) set in a slightly later period. A big thumbs-up!