My Family and Other Romans: a laugh-out-loud funny time-travel adventure for fans of Loki

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A fun and funny journey through the Roman Empire and some of its better and lesser-known gods and goddesses, My Family and Other Romans catapults the reader into the enthusiastic world of modern-day historical re-enactment. Silvia loves her dad and joins in with all his role-play adventures with great enthusiasm, enjoying his company and expertise as she does so.

On top of meeting mythical monster and gods, she finds more than she bargained for - family she didn’t even know she had. As an amazing adventure begins to unfold, Livi isn’t sure how to decide what to do next, especially as there could be far-reaching consequences whatever happens. If your child is at one of the schools, please DO NOT select any postage as the books are delivered to the schools on the day. But then something magical happened and Marie finally came to realise that girls like her can do anything they want. Silvia Fortuna Juno De Luca (Livi) has a name to amaze but that’s only half her story as she’s about to find out.This children’s book is ideal for: imagining Roman History through a modern child’s eyes and appreciating people’s innate talents.

When her dad disappears just before the opening of his biggest LARP project so far, Livi finds herself looking for him in circumstances that almost defy belief. There was such attention to detail throughout, showing just how much time and effort the author put into creating this book. Following her dad’s battle re-enactment, Silvia de Luca ends up having to follow him back in time to Ancient Rome.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Livi and her dad’s favourite pastime isn’t necessarily the same as her friends but, for the most part, she’s Ok with this. I really loved how she found out the she was a demo-god and had some very famous Roman mythology characters for brothers and sisters. What happens when you’re sucked into Ancient Rome, find out that some FAMOUS names are actually related to you and YOUVE got to save the world?

She learns to be brave and follow her instincts to make the right decisions that will save the world- past and present. And wait until you meet the rest of her her uncle’s raising an army, her mum’s a warrior goddess and her dad .

With Basting’s wonderfully quirky sense of humour, you get a book that will surprise and delight young readers. A laugh-out-loud funny family caper full of excitemnt and heart: perfect for fans of Who Let the Gods Out ! And wait until you meet the rest of her family: her uncle’s raising an army, her mum’s a warrior goddess and her dad .

Hugely entertaining and educational with lively illustrations and a fun glossary, this is the perfect read for kids studying the Romans in KS2. I am a voracious reader and used to be a learning support assistant in a senior school for eight years before leaving to home school my now adult daughter. Marie is the author of modern fairy tale Princess BMX and wants to show children that magic is everywhere even if it’s sometimes hard to find.

It highlights how talents don’t just have to be academic or athletic to be worth pursuing and how everyone has something they’re good at. A laugh-out-loud funny family caper full of excitement and heart: perfect for fans of Loki, Horrible Histories and Who Let the Gods Out? Please put in the notes your child first name and class number so we can deliver it to the correct person. Reading the story will encourage discussion about what is cool and what’s not, alongside promoting the enjoyment of different activities with different groups of friends or family.