By George Myerson (author)
"A quirky, inspiring introduction to Plato for young people"
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Eight-year-old Potone has a lot to put up with. She lives in Athens with her mum, stepdad and their merged families, the war with Sparta is rumbling on in the background and things just feel very unfair. She’s not wrong – life for girls and women in Ancient Greece was unfair – and on top of everything else, her little brother Plato is really annoying.
He picks on the words she uses for example and twists them round, so she has to try to put him right. Their constant arguing develops their debating skills no end, which is just as well when their beloved dog Tigris is accused of attacking their mean stepbrother Demos. A trial is held – can the children argue Tigris’s case convincingly?
The judge is no other than their dad’s friend, Socrates. As the author explains in notes to readers at the back, the characters in the story are all real people – it’s THE Plato – and even though the trial is made up, the arguments the two children use would definitely have Plato’s approval.
In fact, readers will pick up lots of Plato’s ideas during the course of the book, and a sense of him – and his sister, who of course we know much less about – as clever, interesting, full of life and questions; someone you’d really like to get to know better in fact. A quirky, appealing introduction to Greek philosophy.
Potone lives in Athens with her mum, her stepdad and her incredibly annoying brother, Plato. The city is at war with the ferocious Spartans.
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When Potone is not arguing with Plato, she is often overcome by her anxiety. Her stepbrother, Demos, a young man with fire in his heart and a thirst for battle, brings his war cries to the streets of Athens and the heart of their home.
But Potone and Plato’s constant bickering has set them both up to be very good at debating. Can she overcome her fears and find a way to bring peace to her home and her city?
Perfect resource for upper KS2 studying Ancient Greece.
A brilliantly researched story about what life might have been like for young Plato and his sister.
Strong female protagonist who has to contend with having few rightsor access to education.
Cover art by Daniel Duncan
George Myerson has published many books for adults from classical philosophy to comic Nostradamus prophecies and an anthology of personal happiness through the ages. He has taught reading in different senses at every level from helping in Reception to supervising PhDs in English. My Brother Plato is his first children’s book but is the result of a lifelong love of reading and making up stories with children.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed My Brother Plato and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
My Brother Plato features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, History, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, People / Places, Politics, Law, Philosophy & Ethics, Work / Industry, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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My Brother Plato was written by George Myerson and published by Andersen Press Ltd
My Brother Plato has 191 pages
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