Talking Classics : The Shock of the Old Animal stories (Children's/YA) as enthralling new research shows

as enthralling new research shows

s the perfect person to introduce kids to the inner workings of the material world

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Talking Classics : The Shock of the Old Animal stories (Children's/YA) as enthralling new research showsAuthor: Beard, Professor Mary Ancient Greece Published on 16 April 2026 by Profile Books Ltd in the United Kingdom. Hardback 208 pages, integrated photographs illustrations 143 x 224 x 27 324g FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EMPEROR OF ROME AND SPQR'The rock star scholar of Ancient Rome' FINANCIAL TIMES 'The reigning Queen of Classics' SPECTATORWhat's exciting about a piece of bread 4,000 years old? Or some pots of paint abandoned in the eruption at