Kindergarten-Grade 3-With sketchbooklike color illustrations accompanied by brief captions and factoids, this book attempts to give a glimpse of life in a British Roman fort and the surrounding countryside. Subjects include the life of a soldier, children, religion, and more, tied together by a loose story about the birthday party of a commander's wife. Factual errors make this book an unnecessary purchase. Specifically, the authors state that Romans made themselves vomit in order to eat more (incorrect and gross) and that some houses had a special room called a vomitorium specifically for that purpose (a vomitorium is a large exit in an amphitheater). These basic, easily verifiable errors should have never made it to print. Save your money.-Lynda S. Poling, Long Beach Public Library, CA
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