Brilliant Brits: Boudica

Paperback - 24 pages (20 Apr, 2006)
Orion Children's; ISBN: 1842552341

'The Brilliant Brits series is a good way to sneak some history into your child's diet ... an uninitimidatingly slim book with masses of pictures, which tells the story of the British queen with knives on her chariot wheels who's buried under platform eight of King's Cross station.' - DAILY MAIL

'Compact and colourful, this lively biography of the queen of the Iceni is just what is needed to bring the subject to life for readers of 7 and up struggling to make sense of early British history ... teachers and pupils alike will be pleased to find such an approachable resource. Pictorial maps are included as well as reconstructions of Londinium and Colchester, examples of the archaeological evidence and reference to historical sources such as Tacitus. @%Richard Brassey's lively artwork is punctuated with speech bubbles to add another level of inters, while the text sets Boudica in her historical context.' - BOOKS FOR KEEPS