| Mystery of the Roman Ransom Contributor(s): Winterfeld, Henry (Author), Biermann, Fritz (Illustrator), McCormick, Edith (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0152162682 ISBN-13: 9780152162689 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: The seven sleuthing students of Ancient Rome are back. When the boys rescue a slave, they discover he's a courier running for his life. Worse, the message he carries demands the assassination of a Roman senator--the father of one of the boys. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Ancient Civilizations - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002024386 |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 7.5" (0.40 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 53572 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure. It seems the boys can get nothing right: Their teacher's fiftieth birthday is long past (they should have done their math homework); the servant they bought as a present for his birthday isn't just your run-of-the-mill Gaul slave but a courier running for his life; and, to top it all off, the message he's carrying requests the assassination of a Roman senator--the father of one of the boys. |
Contributor Bio(s): Winterfeld, Henry: - Henry Winterfeld (1901-1990) was born in Germany. He began writing for children in 1933, when he wrote Trouble at Timpetill to entertain his son, who was sick with scarlet fever. He went on to write a number of children's books, which have been published around the world. |