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British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life in Ancient Greece

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British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life in Ancient Greece by Chae Strathie explores the challenging daily life of children in ancient Greece. Despite the appealing image of sunny days and Olympic games, youngsters endured tough conditions, such as subsisting on unusual diets and memorising lengthy poems. The book blends humour with historical facts to engage young readers.
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This book is perfect for children fascinated by history, particularly those who enjoy humorous takes on ancient cultures and life in the past.

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A brilliantly funny and fascinating look at what life was like for a child in ancient Greece

A brilliantly funny and fascinating look at what life was like for a child in ancient Greece

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A kid's life in ancient Greece might sound like fun, what with all that brilliant sunny weather and watching the Olympic games, but actually, life for kids could be pretty hard.

In this hilarious book, written by award-winning author Chae Strathie, children will learn just how tough life really was, from living on a diet of blood soup whilst wearing nothing but a cloak, to having to learn a poem that was over 15,000 lines long! Thanks, but no thanks, Homer!

Probably the first book about ancient Greece to feature a race between a go-kart and a goose, British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life in Ancient Greece is a must-read for kids with a passion for horrible history!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788004794

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Marisa Morea
  • Illustrated by Marisa Morea

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 217.0mm

Height: 290.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 64

About the Author

Chae Strathie is an award-winning children's author and journalist who grew up in a tiny village surrounded by a forest in Scotland, which probably explains a lot. His first attempt at professional writing was creating a Star Wars comic at the age of seven. He sold two copies and made a total of four pence. A regular at major book festivals, Chae has toured the length and breadth of the UK and visited schools as far afield as Romania, reading his stories, acting the goat and singing silly songs about worm ice cream and beard-growing. He lives in Dundee with his wife, three annoying cats and a very old goldfish called Lazarus.

Marisa Morea is a freelance illustrator based in Madrid, Spain. She lived in Barcelona for a couple of years and she graduated in a MA Illustration at Eina School in Barcelona in 2009. After a few years working as an Art Director in several advertising agencies, Marisa decided to quit and try as a full-time illustrator. So far, she's worked with many international clients from the United States, Australia, UK, France and Singapore. In her spare time, Marisa is an Asthanga yogi and a classic cinema lover. She also goes crazy for music and enjoys creating covers of her favourite songs on the guitar.

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