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Time Travel Sleepover: Ancient Rome

Eat, Sleep and Party Like an Ancient Roman
Brief 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. Meet Roman brother and sister Marcus and Flavia, who invite our heroes into their home. Together, they: Explore their home and the... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Time Travel Sleepover: Ancient Rome transports readers back in time for a hilarious 24 hours in the life of kids who lived long ago, with a fun sleepover at the end!

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Pack your bag for a fun sleepover in ancient Rome! Join two friends and their cheeky ginger cat as they travel back in time. Meet Roman brother and sister Marcus and Flavia, who invite our heroes into their home. 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!

Discover how Roman kids lived with this book full of colourful and flashy speech bubbles, fact files, maps and a pull-out gatefold spread. History is made fun and laid out across many pages to give you a clear and easy-to-understand guide to the past.

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?

Find out the answers to all these questions and many, many more in this funny and factual journey through time.

This captivating story is a great way to bring the past to life. With engaging illustrations, little readers will really feel like they are living like kids from long ago! Learning about the past has never been so playful and fun. Support their learning and open the window to the past with this vibrant and enjoyable story.

Series: Step Back In Time

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781836009238

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 August 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Happy Yak

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Matt Robertson

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 235.0mm

Height: 290.0mm

Weight: 590g

Pages: 52

About the Author

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.

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