The Ancient Greek World -- Jennifer T. Roberts, Hardcover

Jennifer Roberts and Tracy Barrett bring together their respective mastery of scholarship and storytelling to tell the history of a place, a people, and a culture that has left some of the most beautiful art, the greatest stories, and the most magnificent cities and buildings that the world has ever known. The Ancient Greek World uses primary sources such as Homer's Odyssey, Herodotus' Histories, a Minoan drinking cup, and a child's grave epitaph to present a balanced and lively narrative history of ancient Greece. A chronology, cast of characters, maps, pronunciation table, further reading, and index supplement the main text.

Author: Jennifer T. Roberts, Tracy Barrett
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 05/06/2004
Pages: 190
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.30h x 7.60w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780195156966
Audience: Ages 9-12

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 62
Kirkus Review - Children 06/01/2004 pg. 540
School Library Journal 08/01/2004 pg. 142
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 472 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 472 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Jennifer Roberts is Professor of Classics and History at the City College of New York and the City University of New York Graduate Center.

Tracy Barrett is the author of numerous books for young readers, including the award-winning Anna of Byzantium (Laureleaf, 2000) and Cold in Summer (Henry Holt, 2003). She teaches courses on writing for children and on children's literature and is on the faculty of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.