Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Scholastic Reference
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,27 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 :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,64 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 : Scholastic UK
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 39,73 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 : 114 pages
File Size : 14,79 MB
Release : 2019-02-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1407196626
THE HORRIBLE HISTORY OF THE WORLD presents the foul but fascinating story of humans from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to terrified teenage soldiers in the twentieth century. You can discover why Alexander the Great banned beards, what smelly sport was played by samurai warriors and who tried to bump off her enemies with a cake made with poisoned bath-water. It's all you ever need to know about the wicked world - all the gore and more!
Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,26 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 : 40,57 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 :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,44 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9781407124100
Another lavish production for Xmas - this time the Wicked History of Britain in full colour. Re-using material from the entire series (approx 70%), Terry weaves together a tale of rottenness, rioting and revolution to give readers a one-stop shop of horror. The histories of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland are retold in one volume, complete with new material from Terry and Martin.
Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 34,90 MB
Release : 2016-07-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1407161997
They may have looked all prim and proper, but the Victorians were a jolly naughty bunch who could be vicious and violent and villainous. Readers can discover the murderers who wouldn't hang, when the first public loo was flushed and all about stag hunting in Paddington Station. 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 :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 36,42 MB
Release : 2019-09
Category : Christmas
ISBN : 9781407196862
Filled with all the festive facts every HORRIBLE HISTORIES reader wants to know! The complete horrible history of Christmas tells tales from the dark days when the Puritans tried to abolish Christmas, to Christmas in the trenches whenthe British and Germans traded bullets for footballs. Plus dreadful jokes, rotten recipes and a Christmas quiz!
Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 29,45 MB
Release : 2011-11-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1407129430
Think you would have liked being an Ancient Egyptian? Not after you've read this book! Discover the disgusting details of their groovy gods, their potty pyramids and (of course!) their mad mummies. Find out how a hunted hippo got his own back on a foul pharaoh! Discover the truth about cool queen Cleo and the curse of Tutankhaumun! There's also a Top Ten of funny pharaohs, a Mad Mummies quiz and lots of foul facts about the messy mistakes the Egyptians made before becoming mummy-making experts. History has never been so horrible!
