Julius Zebra. Rumble With The Romans! - Hardcover

Bonkers but brilliant * angels & urchins * [A] pleasingly daft romp. . . the book has a very Horrible Histories sense of humour and grounds its silliness with facts about gladiatorial combat. * Financial Times * It's perfect for 6 to 8 year olds, and especially for those fascinated by the Romans as there are plenty of snippets of history to be picked up while enjoying the story. -- Parents in Touch * Parents in Touch * My favourite character is the warthog because he is always citing uninteresting facts, even at the very worst of times. I found this both funny and annoying and he reminded me of my brother. -- Reader Review * Guardian Children's Book Site * Madagascar meets Gladiator in this exciting, action-packed and hysterically funny story brimming with entertaining Roman facts. -- World Book Day * World Book Day * ...has a laugh out loud cartoon on nearly every page. -- The Herald * The Herald * The comically classical way to learn about the Romans! -- Lancashire Evening Post * Lancashire Evening Post * Brilliant! -- Families South East London * Families South East London * I thought that this book was thought up from one inventive brain, willing to make a mind-blowing book and they achieved just that. -- The Guardian Online * The Guardian Online * Completely ridiculous plot line and zany characters are highly entertaining and somehow manage to combine daft antics with historical facts. Great! -- WRD * WRD * As well as providing much hilarity Julius Zebra cunningly educates about Ancient Rome without ever feeling like a lesson [...] A wonderfully ridiculous book; full of fun it will educate and entertain in equal measures. Highly recommended. * The School Librarian * Sometimes a book comes along that is pure joy, and this is one of them * Literary Review * Wonderfully interactive illustrations draw the reader right into the zany world of Julius and his anthropomorphic friends. Fast-paced, full of ridiculously dynamic action and packed with witty historical references, this is Horrible Histories, mammal style! * Inis Reading Guide * Behold a bonkers blast-from-the-past, filled with mayhem and historical facts. Young readers will be mesmerised. * Little London * From a smelly Serengeti watering-hole to the clamour of the Colosseum, expect a bonkers adventure as Julius Zebra and a motley menagerie gear up to be gladiators. An appealing package with zebra-stripe endpapers, short chapters and oodles of illustrations, it's enjoying strong sales in hardback, so expect big things in paperback. * The Bookseller *