Book Description
An illustrated, humorous introduction to world history with a emphasis on violence and villains.
Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Scholastic Reference
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,22 MB
Release : 2006
Category : High interest-low vocabulary books
ISBN : 9780439877862
An illustrated, humorous introduction to world history with a emphasis on violence and villains.
Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 29,29 MB
Release : 2011-11-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1407129554
If you ever hear old folk moaning on about the world today, just remind them how woeful things were in World War II. When Hitler's horrid army were goose-stepping round the globe, nearly everything in Europe was totally AWFUL! Read on to discover... * The dreadful truth about Dad's Army * What happened when an elephant got loose in the blackout * Who made a meal out of maggots * Which smelly soldiers were sniffed out by their enemies * Why wearing white knickers could kill you What with doodlebug bombs dropping out of the sky and sweet rationing driving kids (and teachers) mad, life in the Second World War was truly wicked. So from snow-bound cities under siege to fly-infested jungle trenches, and from rotten rationing recipes to awful invasions, discover all the dire details about the worst war EVER!
Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,54 MB
Release : 2016-07-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1407161970
Sail back to a vicious time with fearsome seafaring Viking warriors with big boats, big shields and enormous ginger beards. Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Vicious Vikings, including Viking gods in wedding dresses, corpses on trial and Death by booby-trapped statues. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. Revised by the author and illustrated throughout to make Horrible Histories more accessible to young readers.
Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 31,41 MB
Release : 2016-02-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 140716175X
Go back into the really rotten times of the Romans, where there were beastly battles, deadly doctors and marvellous myths. Discover what Roman soldiers wore under their kilts, how ancient Britons got their hair nice and how Romans told the future with dead chickens. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. Revised by the author to make Horrible Histories more accessible to young readers.
Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 21,58 MB
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1407161938
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Stormin' Normans, including why Norman knights slept with a dolly and which pirate hung up his eye-patch. With a bold, accessible new look and revised by the author, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.
Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Horrible Histories Collections
Page : 2880 pages
File Size : 37,19 MB
Release : 2016-10-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781407177618
All the foul favourites from the Horrible Histories series presented in a blood-curdling box with flip-top lid. Contains twenty books and includes the Rotten Romans, Terrible Tudors and Awesome Egyptians.
Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 25,60 MB
Release : 2015-12-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1407161733
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the MEASLY MIDDLE AGES, including why chickens had their bottoms shaved, a genuine jester's joke and what ten-year-old treacle was used for. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.
Author : Terry Deary
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,87 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9781407103501
Terry Deary presents the foul but fascinating story of humans, from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to the terrified teenage soldiers in the twentieth century - all in glorious and goriest colour and now in flexi-bound paperback format. The truth about foul fighting is revealed in the Horrible Histories Rules of War, and readers can meet fifty of the most vicious villains of all time in the frightful fold-out feature. History has never been so horrible.
Author : Terry Deary
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,91 MB
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781407173719
From rotten Roman graffiti to terrible teacher tortures and rude royal nicknames, the foul facts are all inside. Want to know: the crushing details about execution by elephant? How to soften your skin Georgian-style, using the skins of puppies? Whose idea of a top treat was mashed deer tongues? Whether you're desperate to discover which famous rulers were left-handed, raring to read about the top ten dogs of all time, or just aching to ask about assassinating apes, then this book is for you. History has never been so horrible!
Author : Cherry Denman
Publisher : Peter Bedrick Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,97 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780872264120
Captain Enoch and his crew of incompetent pirates attempt to hijack Suliman the Slimy's treasure ship, with unexpected and exciting results.