Books with author J C Foster

Charlie gives kids all they need to know to travel Victorian London incognito—dapper disguises and the lowdown on Sweeney Todd, telegraphs, and common diseasesIt's London, 1851, and Queen Victoria is on the throne—the year of the Great Exhibition. The Department of Historical accuracy need a bold and adventurous History Spy to get the facts. Your mission is to learn how to walk, talk, and dress like a Victorian, and go and explore the streets of London. With Charlie's help, you will find out about the fearsome factories, dinosaur bones, and incredible inventions that made the Victorian age so exciting.

To prepare for this life or death mission, Charlie teaches kids how to properly wear a toga, read gladiators' armor and weapons, and be a perfect Roman dinner guestIt's Pompeii, AD 79, and Vesuvius is about to erupt. The Department of Historical Accuracy needs a History Spy with nerves of steel to find out what the city was really like. Your mission is to find out what happened at a gladiator battle, what went on at the luxurious banquets, and why everyone in Pompeii was so smelly! Finally, you will witness the eruption that buried the city for 2,000 years. Better listen to Charlie when he explains the basics of Latin, Roman numerals, and sandals.