Books with title Gladiator's Secret

With Burrough's Mars series, Wylie's Hugo Danner is generally credited as the ancestor of both Clark Kent and Clark Savage, Jr. Danner, the product of a strength serum given to his mother during pregnancy, is able to lift 4,000 pounds, leap 40 feet in the air, and so forth. Unlike Superman and Doc Savage, however, Danner is never happy with his skills, hating the isolation and at times using his strength for monetary gain. Also, you can't imagine Doc Savage spending his summer after freshman year the way Danner did.

The gladiators were among the most celebrated and famous figures in the Roman empire, entertaining huge audiences by fighting wild animals - and each other - to the death. In this fascinating guide, children can follow the fate of a Celtic warrior captured in Gaul and sent to compete as a gladiator in Rome. The detailed, fold-out illustrations and accessible text will teach them about the brutal and dangerous lives that gladiators led.