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British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? Pocket Editions: A Kid's Life in Ancient Greece
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- Publisher
- Nosy Crow Ltd
- Publish Date
- 7 May 2026
- Run Time
- 1 hour 23 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Lives of children in the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ancient religions, Mythology and legends
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What to expect
Discover what life was really like for kids in the past in this brilliantly funny introduction to ancient Greece.
Have you ever wondered what kind of games kids in ancient Greece liked to play? Famous myths and legends they would have known? Or what they learned at school? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this witty and informative guide to the ancient Greeks.
- Packed with historical facts about ancient Greek gods and goddesses, houses, clothes, food, entertainment and more!
- Developed in consultation with expert curators from the British Museum.
- Written in accessible, conversational text by award-winning author Chae Strathie, read by the author himself and Nneka Okoye. This audiobook also includes funny sound effects and a bonus song written and performed by the author himself!
Don't miss the other title in the series: Tudors
'The Hercules Hoedown' was recorded, mixed & mastered by Dave Oscillation @ Lost Oscillation Studios.
Additional voices by Kristin Atherton, Max Dowler, Hana Greener, Rory Greener, and Samuel Alexandre Immambocus
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Details
- Author
- Chae Strathie, illustrated by Marisa Morea
- Duration
- 1 hour 23 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 May 2026
- ISBN
- 9781805137603
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Lives of children in the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ancient religions, Mythology and legends
Synopsis
Discover what life was really like for kids in the past in this brilliantly funny introduction to ancient Greece. Have you ever wondered what kind of games kids in ancient Greece liked to play? Famous myths and legends they would have known? Or what they learned at school? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this witty and informative guide to the ancient Greeks.Packed with historical facts about ancient Greek gods and goddesses, houses, clothes, food, entertainment and more! Developed in consultation with expert curators from the British Museum. Written in accessible, conversational text by award-winning author Chae Strathie, read by the author himself and Nneka Okoye. This audiobook also includes funny sound effects and a bonus song written and performed by the author himself! Don't miss the other title in the series: Tudors 'The Hercules Hoedown' was recorded, mixed & mastered by Dave Oscillation @ Lost Oscillation Studios. Additional voices by Kristin Atherton, Max Dowler, Hana Greener, Rory Greener, and Samuel Alexandre Immambocus
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