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Step back in time to discover life in the ancient Greek city-state of Athens with this handy time travel guidebook! Perfect for the KS2 history curriculum, and for readers aged 7 and up. Time travel to visit the mighty city of Athens 2.500 years ago and find out all about ancient Greek life and culture. Get ready to visit the temples at the Acropolis, socialise at a symposium, see democracy in action, get fit at a local gymnasium and watch a brand new play at an outdoor theatre. Like modern travel guides, the books in this series highlight must-see features and explain local culture. Each highlighted destination contains an explanation of what took part in these areas, as well as a look at important artefacts found there providing a bigger picture of life in the past. Typical travel guide notes include, 'best time to visit', 'what to eat' and 'where to stay'. Perfect for the KS2 history curriculum, and for readers aged 7 and up. Titles in the series: The Ancient Egyptians and Thebes The Ancient Greeks and Athens The Maya and Chichen Itza Roman Britain and Londinium The Shang Dynasty and Yinxu The Stone Age and Skara Brae The Victorians and London Viking Britain and Jorvik

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Sarah Ridley has an enduring interest in history, the natural world and many other topics which has made her work as an editor and writer of children's information books endlessly fascinating. Some of her books have been shortlisted or longlisted for information book awards, including Dear Jelly Family Letters from the First World War and Suffragettes and the Fight for the Vote. Sarah lives in Colchester with her husband and her student daughter's guinea pigs.

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