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May 31, 20 the book called detectives in togas is written by henry winterfield. Detectives in togas seven roman boys, all the sons of wealthy families, attend the school run by the greek mathematician and scholar, xanthos. One of the reasons it was so good was that it had a huge amount of mystery and suspense. Detectives in togaslife in ancient rome 4 page activity. Yes, rufus wrote caius is a dumbbell on his tablet at school, but no, he did not break into the schoolroom, did not tie up his teacher, and certainly did not paint his slur about caius on the. Detectives in togas by henry winterfeld and charlotte kleinert.

Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Detectives in togas by henry winterfeld, charlotte kleinert. He went on to write a number of childrens books, which have been published around the world. How did tellus get the writing on the temple to look exactly like rufus. Detectives in togas is a childrens book written by henry winterfeld, and translated from the german by richard and clara winston. Jul 31, 20 detectives in togas published in 1956 by harcourt brace jovanovich publishers, orlando, fl 32887. He originally wrote detectives in togas in german as caius ist ein dummkopf, and it was translated into english by clara and richard winston. Detectives in togas book king county library system. Buy detectives in togas by henry winterfeld online at alibris. Rufus admits he wrote caius is a dumbbell on his tablet at school, but he denies breaking in the schoolroom. In fact, i suspect that anyone who finishes detectives in togas will want to read the second book about rufus, mucius and their friendthe mystery of the roman ransom, where the boys buy xantippus a slave and caius is kidnapped. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Henry winterfeld born april 9, 1901, in hamburg, germany. Winterfeld, henry, kleinert, charlotte, winston, clara, winston, richard.

In fact, detectives in togas is a whodunit which involves seven boys who live in rome. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. It gives you a look at what ancient roman life was like. Dec 07, 2010 henry winterfeld was born in germany, where detectives in togas was originally published in 1953. Terms in this set 20 who wrote caius is a dumbbell tellus. It is at some unspecified time of the ancient roman empire, and mucius, rufus, caius, antonius, flavius, julius, and publius are all students in the school of xanthos, whom the boys nicknamed xantippus because he reminded them of socratess bad. Detectives in togas, by henry winterfeld, is a mystery. In the book detectives in togas it is about this school called xanthos school and there is this teacher and his name is xanthos but his students call him xantippus. Seven ancient roman boys become entangled in a fastpaced and humorous, though apparently deadlyserious mystery. He is thrown in jail where he is starved and beaten. It was also very good because it got you interested in the story right away. Author henry winterfeld 19011990 was born in germany, wrote his first childrens book trouble at timpetill in 1933, and emigrated to the u.

But no, he did not break into the classroom, did not tie up his teacher, and certainly did not paint his opinion of caius on the on the temple of minerva even if it is rufuss own. Detectives in togas by henry winterfeld scholastic. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. She is like a girl best friend to rufus because she always has his back. Click to read more about detectives in togas by henry winterfeld. Detectives in togas is a funny and entertaining read with plenty of silly roman shenanigans that make it great for younger children. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Set in ancient rome, the story follows a group of schoolboys who try to solve several crimes. The daily show with trevor noah recommended for you. Buy detectives in togaslife in ancient rome 4 page activity booklet.

Find books like detectives in togas from the worlds largest community of readers. Winterfeld, henry, kleinert, charlotte, winston, clara. Togas, like most of the roman clothing, were made of woven wool. The mystery of the roman ransom was one of the best books i have ever read. In an effort to save a boy wrongly accused, a group of young friends living in ancient rome search. Caius ist ein dummkopf by henry winterfeld, 1990, harcourt brace jovanovich edition, in english. It is in a series of other books by this german author and translated into english, but there isnt a series title. Find detectives in togas 0152162925 by winterfeld, henry. Some books in the historical fiction genre seem meant to take seriously, while others are just fun books that happen to be set in a historical time period. Mar 08, 2017 detectives in togas seven roman boys, all the sons of wealthy families, attend the school run by the greek mathematician and scholar, xanthos. A quartet of novels by german author henry winterfeld comes to light once more. Detectives in togas by henry winterfeld, charlotte. Although the boys are proud of their school, the lessons are sometimes boring, and everyone has given xanthos the nickname xantippus, in reference to the wife of socrates, who.

Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit. Paperback from learning links, see our free shipping offer and bulk order pricing. The mystery of the roman ransom was published in 1969 in germany, and translated in 1971. Detectives in togas jestresss forgotten books and stories. Detectives in togas has 7 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. What are the characters names in detectives in togas answers. I also found the story engaging because the main characters were about my age. All of his students are named caius, rufus, antonius, mucius, flavius, julius, and publius. You probably tend to read historical fiction based on the time youre already interested in or assigned. Detectives in togas is about a boy named rufus who finds out a deep dark secret.

Detectives in togas by henry winterfeld librarything. Detectives in togas published in 1956 by harcourt brace jovanovich publishers, orlando, fl 32887. Uhoh, it looks like your internet explorer is out of date. I read detectives in togas by henry winterfeld out loud to my boys and miss m read it to herself, and i. The book called detectives in togas is written by henry winterfield. Rufus wrote caius is a dumbbell on his tablet at school. Henry winterfeld was married to elsie winterfeld, who was a designer of toys and created a patented. In these two delightful historymysteries, seven boys in ancient rome solve strange crimes. In an effort to save a boy wrongly accused, a group of young friends living in ancient rome search for the culprit who scrawled graffiti on the temple wall. Who are the main characters of detectives in togas answers. Its also set during the time when rome ruled the world, and.

Dec 03, 2015 i made this video for my 5th period reading class. Although the boys are proud of their school, the lessons are sometimes boring, and everyone has given xanthos the nickname xantippus, in reference to the wife of socrates, who was known for her nagging. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Mystery of the roman ransom book by henry winterfeld. I myself found it too silly and childish, but that is precisely what younger me would have loved. Caius, mucius, rufus, antonius, publius, julius, and flavius. Goodreads members who liked detectives in togas also liked. But in the end everything ended well and the pieces of the puzzle were all put in. Yes, rufus did write caius is a dumbbell on his writing tablet at school, and yes, he did enter the baths of diana and sleep and swim. What are the characters names in detectives in togas. It was published in 1956, and reissued in 1984, 1990, and 2003. Detectives in togas 0152162925 by winterfeld, henry. Seven roman boys, all the sons of wealthy families, attend the school run by the greek mathematician and scholar, xanthos.

Detectives in togas by henry winterfeld 1990, paperback. In the book, a group of schoolboys find themselves roped into trouble involving an evil roman general. At first, i was also a teensy bit suspicious about rufus because there were mountains of evidence piled up against him. Feb 04, 20 in fact, detectives in togas is a whodunit which involves seven boys who live in rome. Detectives in togas was marketed for children ages 912 summary. If you like detectives in togas you might like similar books twenty and ten, tolivers secret, the great turkey walk, the cabin faced west, little pear. Detectives in togas by henry winterfeld homeschool. It did give a good picture of what education was like at the. He began writing for children in 1933, when he wrote trouble at timpetill to entertain his son, who was sick with scarlet fever. The main characters are tellus, lukos, xantippus, rufus, caius, antonius, mucius, julius, flavius, and publius. I have really enjoyed rediscovering the books i loved when i was a teenager through amazon. Its up to rufus friends to crack the case and get rufus out of jail. Seven boys in ancient rome solve strange crimes in this new history mystery series.