Head in the Sand: a Roman Play
Author(s): Julia Donaldson
A short Roman play for class reading as well as performance Arthur Godbold discovers a bronze head of the Roman Emperor Claudius. As he tries to figure out how the head ended up in a Suffolk river, the dramatic story of the Roman invasion of Britain unfolds in front of his very own eyes. Emperor Claudius, British Queen Boudica, ordinary Roman soldiers and British slave girls are all involved in this exciting play, providing a variety of opportunities for KS2 classes to explore both historical and literacy topics in an involving and creative setting. Julia Donaldson is a highly experienced children's dramatist, story writer and song-writer.
Product Information
Julia Donaldson is an award-winning dramatist and story and song writer. Her picture-book "The Gruffalo" won an award. Her other books include "Night Monkey", "Day Monkey", "The Dinosaur's Diary", "Follow the Swallow", "Monkey Puzzle", "Room on the Broom", and many more.
A way of linking history with English which I really liked. -- TES Teacher 20030613 'perfect for class reading or performance' -- Primary Times 20030331 A clever play based on a true story -- Books for Keeps 20040501
Julia Donaldson is the author of the award-winning picture book THE GRUFFALO as well as many other books for children. She is a prolific song-writer, especially for BBC Children's TV programmes and she has written many plays for a variety of educational publishers for schools use. She was until recently writer in residence in Easterhouse, Glasgow.
General Fields
- :
- : hodch
- : hodch
- : 0.11
- : 15 January 2004
- : 204mm X 143mm X 4mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Julia Donaldson
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : Ross Collins
- : 822.914
- : From 7 To 11
- : 48
- : 10 illustrations