Literacy and history is a series of four books (The Romans, The Egyptians, The Greeks and The Celts) designed to help upper primary pupils develop literacy skills while gaining knowledge about ancient societies.
Features:
•    each book is divided into 12 units, with each unit covering a different aspect of the relevant ancient society
•    fictional texts based on historical fact are provided in each unit, covering a range of literary genres
•    comprehensive glossary and footnotes are provided to help students understand terms used in ancient times
•    each unit contains comprehension, doze, word study and cross-curricular activities
•    interesting and varied activities, incorporating individual and group work
•    teachers notes for each unit, containing objectives, background/worksheet information, answers and additional activities as well as links to the English curriculum and other learning areas such as history, geography, science and mathematics