And wait until you meet the rest of her family: her uncle’s raising an army, her mum’s a warrior goddess and her dad . With Basting’s wonderfully quirky sense of humour, you get a book that will surprise and delight young readers.

I am a voracious reader and used to be a learning support assistant in a senior school for eight years before leaving to home school my now adult daughter.This children’s book is ideal for: imagining Roman History through a modern child’s eyes and appreciating people’s innate talents.

Please put in the notes your child first name and class number so we can deliver it to the correct person. As an amazing adventure begins to unfold, Livi isn’t sure how to decide what to do next, especially as there could be far-reaching consequences whatever happens. If your child is at one of the schools, please DO NOT select any postage as the books are delivered to the schools on the day.Reading the story will encourage discussion about what is cool and what’s not, alongside promoting the enjoyment of different activities with different groups of friends or family. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Whilst re-enacting a Roman battle at Hadrian’s Wall Silvia’s dad slips through a portal, dragging the whole family back to ancient Rome.She learns to be brave and follow her instincts to make the right decisions that will save the world- past and present. Marie is the author of modern fairy tale Princess BMX and wants to show children that magic is everywhere even if it’s sometimes hard to find. Suddenly Silvia finds herself half-schoolgirl, half-goddess with the fate of her entire family resting upon her. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.