Roman Tales: The Goose Guards

387 BC. Brutus, a trainee priest at the Temple of Juno, hates thetemple's holy geese. Little does he realize how useful they will bewhen the vicious Gaul army invades the city. From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps____________________387 BCRome is under attack from the vicious Gauls and the barbarian army is now preparing to besiege the Temple of Juno on Capitol Hill, home of Brutus, a trainee priest. The temple's inhabitants are offered help from the army of Lord Furius, but are not sure if he is to be trusted. However, when rescue eventually comes it is from an even moreunlikely source.A tale based on one of the most famous of all Roman legends, full of Terry Deary's dark humour and dry wit.____________________‘Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue.just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical.’ Books For Keeps

Illustrator: Helen Flook

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