Chariots & champions : a play about Roman Britain
Donaldson, Julia2020
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This is a short, illustrated play set in ancient Rome, perfect for class reading as well as performance, written by Julia Donaldson, author of the modern classic, 'The Gruffalo'. Arthur Godbold discovers a bronze head of the Roman Emperor Claudius. As he tries to figure out how the head ended up in a Suffolk river, the dramatic story of the Roman invasion of Britain unfolds in front of his very own eyes. Emperor Claudius, British Queen Boudicca, ordinary Roman soldiers and British slave girls all appear in this exciting play, providing a variety of opportunities for KS2 classes to explore both historical and literary topics in an involving and creative setting.
Chariots & champions : a play about Roman Britain / Julia Donaldson.
New edition / illustrated by Thomas Docherty.
London : Hodder Children's Books, 2020.London : Hodder Children's Books, 2020.
43 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 27 cm
Previous edition: published as The head in the sand. London: Hodder Wayland, 2003.This edition originally published: 2019.
Interest grade level: Key Stage 2.Juvenile.
9781444941326 (pbk)
822.92
English
Boadicea, Queen, -62 -- Juvenile dramaClaudius, Emperor of Rome, 10 B.C.-54 A.D. -- Juvenile dramaRome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. -- Juvenile dramaGreat Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D. -- Juvenile dramaChildren's plays, EnglishNon-Fiction 7+Literature and PlaysFor National Curriculum Key Stage 2Picture storybooksChildren's / Teenage: general interestChildren's / Teenage general interest: Drama & performingChildren's / Teenage general interest: History & the past
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