Multcolib School Corps Picks Ancient Rome Fiction Grades 5 and 6
Annotation:In ancient Rome, Atticus, a young slave purchased by a wealthy and powerful lawyer, finds that he is completely invisible to the people from whom he must gather information in order to help foil a plot against the Emperor.
Annotation:When barbarians invade ancient Rome and Miranda the cat is separated from her owners, she and her daughter lead a group of kittens to safety in the Coliseum.
Annotation:When barbarians invade ancient Rome and Miranda the cat is separated from her owners, she and her daughter lead a group of kittens to safety in the Coliseum.
Annotation:When barbarians invade ancient Rome and Miranda the cat is separated from her owners, she and her daughter lead a group of kittens to safety in the Coliseum.
Annotation:In Ancient Rome, on the morning of his ninth birthday, young Martial Portius races against time to find his older brother Hershal. Unless Martial can deliver an important message to him, the forgetful Hershal will likely lose his job as a Roman courier. As Martial anxiously searches the crowded streets, he learns a good deal about the people, places, and customs of his native city.
Annotation:Twelve-year-old Julia knows that her physical deformity will keep her from a normal life, but counts on the continuing friendship of her life-long slave, Mitka, until they learn that both of their futures in first-century Pompeii are about to change for the worse.
Annotation:In Rome in the year 79 A.D., a group of children from very different backgrounds work together to discover who beheaded a pet dog -- and why. Note: To find other titles in this series, do a series search for Roman Mysteries.
Annotation:In Rome in the year 79 A.D., a group of children from very different backgrounds work together to discover who beheaded a pet dog -- and why. Note: To find other titles in this series, do a series search for Misterios Romanos.
Annotation:It all starts when likable teenager Marcus Oppius is unwittingly involved in "promoting" the young Julius Caesar in a Roman election. When Marcus proves better at politics than anyone suspected, he is assigned an almost impossible mission.
Annotation:A Roman nobleman of the provinces must travel to the capital of the Republic to save his fortune and his family, and maybe even Rome itself.
Annotation:Twelve-year-old Galen describes his life as a slave in Rome under the Emperor Augustus. Features hand-printed text, drawings, and marginal notes.
Annotation:On a sea voyage from her native Greece to Egypt, Iliona's ship is boarded by pirates and she ends up sold as a slave in Rome. Includes information on Roman culture.
Annotation:Two tiger cub brothers are taken from the jungle to ancient Rome, where one becomes the pampered pet of Caesar's daughter and the other becomes a man-eating "entertainment act" at the Colosseum.
Annotation:Dos cachorros de tigre son capturados y enviados a Roma, adonde a uno, Brutus, lo entrenan para matar en el Coliseo y al otro, Botas, le quitan las uñas y se lo regalan a Aurelia, la hija del César. Aurelia ama a Botas y empieza a enamorarse de Julius, su entrenador, hasta que Botas se escapa como resultado de una broma infantil. César castiga a Aurelia pero guarda la peor sentencia para Julius y Botas, a quienes los condena a pelear en el Coliseo
Annotation:Two tiger cub brothers are taken from the jungle to ancient Rome, where one becomes the pampered pet of Caesar's daughter and the other becomes a man-eating "entertainment act" at the Colosseum.
Annotation:Two tiger cub brothers are taken from the jungle to ancient Rome, where one becomes the pampered pet of Caesar's daughter and the other becomes a man-eating "entertainment act" at the Colosseum.
Annotation:Pacho, Beto and Sergio demonstrate some of their favorite professional wrestling moves when they are transported to ancient Rome and forced to fight as gladiators in the Colosseum.
Annotation:Pacho, Beto and Sergio demonstrate some of their favorite professional wrestling moves when they are transported to ancient Rome and forced to fight as gladiators in the Colosseum.
Annotation:When the Romans brutally kill Daniel bar Jamin's father, the young Palestinian searches for a leader to drive them out, but comes to realize that love may be a more powerful weapon than hate. Set in Galilee in the time of Jesus, this story tells of a young Jewish rebel who is won over to the gentle teachings of Jesus.
Annotation:When the Romans brutally kill Daniel bar Jamin's father, the young Palestinian searches for a leader to drive them out, but comes to realize that love may be a more powerful weapon than hate. Set in Galilee in the time of Jesus, this story tells of a young Jewish rebel who is won over to the gentle teachings of Jesus.
Annotation:When the Romans brutally kill Daniel bar Jamin's father, the young Palestinian searches for a leader to drive them out, but comes to realize that love may be a more powerful weapon than hate. Set in Galilee in the time of Jesus, this story tells of a young Jewish rebel who is won over to the gentle teachings of Jesus.
Annotation:In first century Rome, in the turmoil after a rumor circulates that mad Emperor "Littleboots" is dead, young Marcus brings home a horse that the emperor had proclaimed a consul and his family decides they must treat it as an honored guest.
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Fiction titles on Ancient Rome for Grade 5 and Grade 6
English
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