Passer Catulli (Catullus's Sparrow), Paperback/Michael Waehner

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Description From Prima Luce Books This adaptation of Catullus 2 into simple Latin makes the text accessible to children and beginners in Latin of all ages. With a combination of simplified syntax and clear illustrations, anyone can read this Latin story based on Catullus's immortal poem Appendix includes simple activities designed for children, and activities designed for older Latin students. Inside: picture book with Latin text; picture book with English text; copy-ready activity sheets: match the image to the sentence, fill-in-the-blank sentences, match the image to the phrase from Catullus's original; glossary About the Author Gaius Valerius Catullus lived in Rome in the first century BC. A writer in the neoteric, or personal, style of poetry, Catullus is most famous for poems about his girlfriend, whom he called Lesbia. These include love poems, breakup poems, and vindictive insult poetry. This book is based on one of the nicer ones. Michael Waehner is a Latin teacher near Houston, Texas. He has never taken a breakup as badly as Catullus.