This event was organised by Diane Kostka and Jayne Crawshaw from the Sheffield Schools Library Service and what a great job they did. Most people will know Tony Robinson from the TV programmes such as Black Adder, Time Team and Maid Marian and her Merry Men. Tony has also written many books on historical subjects and has won Best Book with Facts category of the Blue Peter Book Awards. He talked about his latest series of books, “Weird World of Wonders”.
Tony was excellent at engaging the whole audience for 50 minutes whilst we explored with him Egyptians, Romans, Greeks and the British. Tony involved children and teachers on stage to take part in demonstrating through drama the various developments from each period from the building of pyramids, the embalmment of mummies, how the Olympics came about to Hitlers invasion. His engagement with the children was highly educational, entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable.