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. 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 . 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. A laugh-out-loud funny family caper full of excitemnt and heart: perfect for fans of Who Let the Gods Out !

My Family and Other Romans by Marie Basting you might also like: our reviews of Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm by Annelise Gray, Vita and the Gladiator by Ally Sherrick, Adventures in Time: Alexander the Great By Dominic Sandbrook, Our Beautiful Game by Lou Kuenzler, Time School: We Will Honour Them by Nikki Young and Darwin’s Dragons by Lindsay Galvin. Hugely entertaining and educational with lively illustrations and a fun glossary, this is the perfect read for kids studying the Romans in KS2. 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 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. There was such attention to detail throughout, showing just how much time and effort the author put into creating this book.

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? You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Silvia’s dad loves re-enacting Roman battles on Hadrian’s Wall – unfortunately, he’s stumbled through a one-way portal back to ancient Rome and dragged the whole family along for the ride.On top of meeting mythical monster and gods, she finds more than she bargained for - family she didn’t even know she had. This children’s book is ideal for: imagining Roman History through a modern child’s eyes and appreciating people’s innate talents. Whilst re-enacting a Roman battle at Hadrian’s Wall Silvia’s dad slips through a portal, dragging the whole family back to ancient Rome. Silvia's Dad loves re-enacting Roman battles on Hadrian’s Wall – unfortunately, he’s stumbled through a one-way portal back to ancient Rome and dragged the whole family along for the ride.

Suddenly Silvia finds herself half-schoolgirl, half-goddess with the fate of her entire family resting upon her. Following her dad’s battle re-enactment, Silvia de Luca ends up having to follow him back in time to Ancient Rome. 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? To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.And wait until you meet the rest of her her uncle’s raising an army, her mum’s a warrior goddess and her dad .