Time Travel Sleepover: Ancient Rome
Eat, Sleep and Party Like an Ancient Roman
Will be published approx. on 4. August 2026
Book
Hardback
52 pages
978-1-83600-924-5 (ISBN)
Description
Pack your bag for a fun sleepover in ancient Rome! Join two friends and their cheeky ginger cat as they travel back in time.?
There, they meet Roman brother and sister, Marcus and Flavia. Together, they:
Explore their home and the ancient city of Rome
Dress up in togas
Visit a Roman doctor
Watch a gladiator fight
Feast with the family
And they end their day with a fun sleepover!
What are the parts of a Roman house called? What were the toilets like? Why did Romans cover themselves in olive oil? What happened in the Temple of Vesta? Which emperor declared himself a god? And why was it polite to burp after dinner?
Discover how Roman kids lived with this book full of colourful and flashy speech bubbles, fact files, maps and pull-out gatefold spread.
Make history fun in this playful introduction to life in Ancient Rome!
There, they meet Roman brother and sister, Marcus and Flavia. Together, they:
Explore their home and the ancient city of Rome
Dress up in togas
Visit a Roman doctor
Watch a gladiator fight
Feast with the family
And they end their day with a fun sleepover!
What are the parts of a Roman house called? What were the toilets like? Why did Romans cover themselves in olive oil? What happened in the Temple of Vesta? Which emperor declared himself a god? And why was it polite to burp after dinner?
Discover how Roman kids lived with this book full of colourful and flashy speech bubbles, fact files, maps and pull-out gatefold spread.
Make history fun in this playful introduction to life in Ancient Rome!
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From First Grade to Third Grade, Interest Age: From 6 to 9 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Width: 235 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83600-924-5 (9781836009245)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Timothy Knapman studied at Oxford University and has written plays, musicals, songs and children's books. His books include the successful Eleanor's Eyebrows and Mungo and the Picture Book Pirates and its sequels. His work has been translated into 12 languages and have been read on British national television.Matt Robertson graduated with a Masters in Children's Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art in 2014 and in 2016 he was shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize (illustrated category). He lives and works in Norwich, UK.
Content
SAY HELLO TO OUR TIME-TRAVELLERS
THE TIME TRAVEL SHIMMY
HERE WE GO!: Ancient Rome
MEET THE FAMILY: Life in a Domus
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME: Inside the Domus
PLAYTIME!: Games and Toys
MAKEOVER TIME!: Roman Clothes and Hair
WE'RE HUNGRY!: Exploring the Kitchen
TIME FOR SCHOOL!: Lessons
WORK IS HARD: What job can I get?
JOIN THE ARMY!: See the World (Just not Rome)!
YOU'RE IN THE ARMY NOW!: Life as a legionary
STREET LIFE: Out and about in Ancient Rome
BATH TIME!: How the Romans cleaned up
LET THE GAMES BEGIN: A visit to the Colosseum
OUCH!: Going to the doctor
WORKING FOR THE GODS: Priests and temples
KEEPERS OF THE FLAME: Visiting the Vestals
TOP OF THE GODS: Who are they and what do they do?
WHO'S IN CHARGE: Plenty of Emperors
THE ROMAN WORLD: The Empire
A GOODBYE FEAST
BEDTIME
THE SLEEPOVER'S OVER!: Thanks for having us
THE TIME TRAVEL SHIMMY
HERE WE GO!: Ancient Rome
MEET THE FAMILY: Life in a Domus
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME: Inside the Domus
PLAYTIME!: Games and Toys
MAKEOVER TIME!: Roman Clothes and Hair
WE'RE HUNGRY!: Exploring the Kitchen
TIME FOR SCHOOL!: Lessons
WORK IS HARD: What job can I get?
JOIN THE ARMY!: See the World (Just not Rome)!
YOU'RE IN THE ARMY NOW!: Life as a legionary
STREET LIFE: Out and about in Ancient Rome
BATH TIME!: How the Romans cleaned up
LET THE GAMES BEGIN: A visit to the Colosseum
OUCH!: Going to the doctor
WORKING FOR THE GODS: Priests and temples
KEEPERS OF THE FLAME: Visiting the Vestals
TOP OF THE GODS: Who are they and what do they do?
WHO'S IN CHARGE: Plenty of Emperors
THE ROMAN WORLD: The Empire
A GOODBYE FEAST
BEDTIME
THE SLEEPOVER'S OVER!: Thanks for having us