The Ancient Greeks

This book is an excellent way to introduce children to the fascinating lives of the Ancient Greeks. The beautiful illustrations are plentiful, and complement the informative text. The maps and cut-away sections of buildings are clearly labelled, providing a lot of information without your child having wade through a lot of heavy reading. Each different aspect of Greek life is dealt with in a separate section, featuring diverse areas such as democracy, the Olympic Games, family & home and craftsmen.My children quickly picked up information, and got into a long discussion about why Olympic athletes competed naked! As a starting point for school projects, or as a fun way to learn a bit of history this book is excellent. My only criticism is that although my children wanted to know more about some areas covered, there is no list of suggestions for further reading.On the whole, my children enjoyed it, so I was happy and will buy more books in the Spotlights series