People in the Past: Ancient Greek Children

Richard Tames. Reed Educational and Professional Publishing, 2003. ISBN: 978-1403401311

Plot Summary: This is a non fiction work covering the children of ancient Greece. The book contains 21 chapters covering topics such as : slavery, toys and games, babies, growing up, and how do we know?

Critical Evaluation: This book would be a good resource for students studying the time period. While some of the pages are a little dense with text, for the most part the language is clear and has an appropriate vocabulary level for the tween age group. There are also a great deal of illustrations and photographs of artifacts that provide visual interest.

Reader's Annotation: An non-fiction work about the children and their daily lives in ancient Greece.

About the Author: Richard Tames is the author of a large number of non-fiction works both for youth and adults. Richard Tames has a Master's Degree in politics form Birkbeck College, London and was a founder member of the Politics Association.
Genre: Nonfiction, History
Curriculum Ties: History, Social Studies
Booktalking Ideas: What was life like in the ancient world? Were the lives of children different than your life today?
Challenge Issues: None.
If any arise, they can be directed to research the author or the time period discussed in his book.
Interest Level: 9-13
Selection Process: I have an interest in the subject area and wanted to see a version of non fiction for this age group.