Topic Immersion Week: The Romans (Year 3-4)

Books to bring the Romans to life

Genuine recommendations to read aloud during the immersion week, leave in the reading corner, or suggest for home. Mix of fiction and non-fiction across abilities.

• T The Roman Mysteries: The Thieves of Ostia — Caroline Lawrence
  First in the acclaimed Y4-Y6 series — dozens to follow
• T The Eagle of the Ninth — Rosemary Sutcliff
  Classic Roman Britain novel, Y6 stretch
• R Roman Quest: Escape from Rome — Tom Palmer
  First in shorter series for Y3-Y5
• D Detectives in Togas — Henry Winterfeld
  Funny mystery, Y3-Y5
• H Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans — Terry Deary
  Fact-packed humour for reluctant readers
• D DK Eyewitness: Ancient Rome — DK
  Visual reference, all KS2
• S SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome — Mary Beard
  Teacher's own background reading

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