Richard Platt is the author of Pirate Diary, which won the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Silver Smarties Book Prize and the Blue Peter Award for Best Factual Book, and Castle Diary, which was Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award. www.richardplatt.co.ukDavid Parkins is a diverse artist, who has been successfully published in a variety of newspapers and comics as well as children's books. He is the illustrator of Roman Diary by Richard Platt and Alexander the Great by Jamila Gavin. www.davidparkins.com

The lively narrative takes the reader with her to the baths, the Senate, gladiatorial combat, Roman feasts and much more in authentic and entertaining detail - a super way to learn history. The diary format is always popular and a good way to break text into manageable chunks. A useful reference source as well as enjoyable stories

Richard Platt is the author of Pirate Diary, which won the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Silver Smarties Book Prize and the Blue Peter Award for Best Factual Book, and Castle Diary, which was Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award. www.richardplatt.co.ukDavid Parkins is a diverse artist, who has been successfully published in a variety of newspapers and comics as well as children's books. He is the illustrator of Roman Diary by Richard Platt and Alexander the Great by Jamila Gavin. www.davidparkins.com

The lively narrative takes the reader with her to the baths, the Senate, gladiatorial combat, Roman feasts and much more in authentic and entertaining detail - a super way to learn history. The diary format is always popular and a good way to break text into manageable chunks. A useful reference source as well as enjoyable stories

Richard Platt is the author of Pirate Diary, which won the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Silver Smarties Book Prize and the Blue Peter Award for Best Factual Book, and Castle Diary, which was Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award. www.richardplatt.co.ukDavid Parkins is a diverse artist, who has been successfully published in a variety of newspapers and comics as well as children's books. He is the illustrator of Roman Diary by Richard Platt and Alexander the Great by Jamila Gavin. www.davidparkins.com

The lively narrative takes the reader with her to the baths, the Senate, gladiatorial combat, Roman feasts and much more in authentic and entertaining detail - a super way to learn history. The diary format is always popular and a good way to break text into manageable chunks. A useful reference source as well as enjoyable stories