A fun and magical journey back to the time of the Romans, with Billie and their very silly pet cat, Mia!
Billie has a very special dressing up box. When they choose an outfit from the box, they are whisked back in time to different historical civilisations to discover how people lived in the past.
Journey back in time with Billie and Mia to discover the fascinating world of the Romans. Meet a Roman emperor; marvel at a gladiator show at the Colosseum, march with the famous Roman army and take part in a Roman school day!
Perfect as an introduction to history for readers aged 5+
Books in the series Ancient Egyptians / Romans / Ancient Greeks / Vikings / The Maya / The Shang Dynasty
1: Meet Billie ... and Mia!
2: The Roman Empire was very big
3: Roman emperors were powerful
4: The Roman Army was (nearly) unbeatable
5: Roman roads were straight
6: Roman aqueducts were incredible
7: Roman sewers ... were magnificent
8: Roman temples were splendid
9: Roman villas were grand
10: Roman schools were not for everyone
11: Romans did all sorts of jobs
12: Roman entertainment was free
13: Now its your turn to jump into history!
14: Timeline and Further information
15: Glossary
16: Index
Kay Barnham (Author) Kay Barnham was born in Barrow-in-Furness, grew up in Carlisle, went to college in Brighton, and lived in Hove for a while, before sailing for Kinsale, Co Cork, popping back to Hove and then moving to the New Forest with her husband and daughter. And never at any point has she lived more than ten miles from the sea. She began working in children's publishing in 1992. She was an editor first of all, working on illustrated non-fiction and learning fun facts like how long it would take to walk to the moon - nine years - and how to spell palaeontology. Next, she commissioned fiction titles, editing picture books, storybooks and novels. And then she got the chance to write her own books, which she thinks is quite the best job ever. Except possibly being a chocolatier. She writes non-fiction as Kay Barnham. Her specialist subjects include ice-skating, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, lightning, fairies, Roald Dahl, Sir Isaac Newton, Christmas, dolphins, Florence Nightingale and very bad cracker jokes. And chocolate. She also writes fiction as Kay Woodward, including the Skate School series for Usborne and the novels Jane Airhead and Wuthering Hearts for Andersen Press. Altogether, she's written about a hundred books. Her favourite colour is navy blue. Her favourite chocolate is 85% cocoa solids.
Jennifer Naalchigar (Illustrator) Jennifer Naalchigar is a British - Japanese illustrator based in Hertfordshire, England. She has a love for quirky characters and enjoys experimenting with digital brushes. Jen's client list includes HarperCollins, Hachette, Oxford University Press, Pearson, Random House Children's Books, Reycraft books and Scholastic.
