By Rose Williams
Illustrated by Jame Hillyer Estes

Description

Set of four new Latin books for children aged 4-8 by author and emerita Latin teacher Rose Williams:

• Ursus et Porcus – Bear meets pig in this forest fable of how to get along.
  
• Taurus Rex – The barnyard bully learns a valuable lesson on the value of friendship.
  
• Rena Rhinocerus – A baby rhinoceros knows there’s a bump on his nose: a story about growing up.
  
• Octavus Octopus – Young Octavus discovers what’s right about where he lives.

Special Features

Each book contains Latin text accompanied by delightful pen-and-ink illustrations, English translation (at the back), reading comprehension questions in Latin, Latin pronunciation guide, glossary, and notes on Latin word endings specific to the story.

Author Bio

Rose Williams is a veteran Latin instructor at the high school and university level. Rose Williams holds a BA from Baylor University and an MA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She did postgraduate work in Latin and the Humanities at the University of Dallas and the University of Texas at Austin. On a Rockefeller Grant she conducted research at the Bodleian Library of Oxford University, England and at the University of Pisa, Italy. She is the author of numerous classics textbooks and teaching guides as well as humorous books of Latin phrases. She serves on various classics consultant boards and maintains a website, www.roserwilliams.com, devoted to Latin teaching materials.