Contents

COVER : Roman Diary : The Journal of Iliona of Mytilini, who was captured and sold as a slave in Rome, AD 107 written by Richard Platt and ill. David Parkins;
CONTENTS this issue : BOOKENDS [Celebrate the anniversaries of three favourite books] -- ANCIENT ROME AND THE ROMANS by Crissi Horsfield and Rayma Turton [Suggestions for a unit of work on ancient Rome using Roman Diary -- The Journal of Iliona of Mytilini, who was captured and sold as a slave in Rome, AD 107 by Richard Platt, ill. David Parkins, the Roman Mysteries series by Caroline Lawrence -- City : A story of Roman Planning and Construction by David Macaulay and The Roman Army ill. by David Kennett, text by Dyan Blacklock];
CROSSWORD [The Ancient Romans];
TIPS FOR WRITING POETRY [Lorraine Marwood, on personification in poetry];
TRADITIONAL LITERATURE IN THE CLASSROOM [Russ Merrin discusses the different forms of traditional literature and suggests activities for lower, middle and upper primary classes];