Rome - Terry Deary

\* b/w, or one-colour books based on narratives within the Horribles
from 2010.
\*Each would feature comic-strips punctuated by 'rest-stops' for
annotated diagrams, foul facts, did you knows, etc
\*HH would focus on key dates or events in an era's calendar \- Caesar's
assassination, Spartacus's victory, Great Fire of Rome, opening
of the Colosseum, etc. each have their own graphic tale. 'Fact
files' then give contextual and comparative material \- \"Great
fires\", \"Evil Emperor ends\", \"What happened next?\", \"Who's
who?\", \"Wild weapons\" etc \*makes the reader feel they are
getting a \"Bluffers' Guide\" to the period. If they read just
10 tales they will get an overview of a topic without having to plough
through fat volumes of history.
\*HS could cover themed narratives such as Big Bang, life cycle of
a butterfly, scientific discoveries
\*HG could cover themed narratives such as how a volcano explodes,
diary of an animal to exploration stories
\*format as per Alex Rider book, ie bigger than Handbook, smaller
than flexi format
\*one colour, possibly full-bleed, 128pp, +6.99 or +7.99
\*launch 2010 - two books - Roman/Tudor