Horrible Histories: Awful Egyptians

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407129430
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Book Description
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!

Horrible Histories: The Awesome Egyptians

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407133608
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
They're not called the Awesome Egyptians for nothing! The foul pharaohs and their suffering slaves got up to all sorts of terrible tricks. Read this book to... * Meet some fabulous pharaohs... and their mummies * Make revolting recipes for 3000 year old sweets * Discover which king had the most blackheads * Find out why some pharaohs wore false beards * Learn to become an Ancient Egyptian in 10 not-so-easy steps! If you like your history horrible, the Awesome Egyptians and their moaning mummies have it all wrapped up! Aaaarrrrgh!

Horribly Huge Book of Awful Egyptians and Ruthless Romans

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781407107967
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 313

Book Description
It's awesome! It's rotten! It's all inside! Scare yourself silly with gory stories, cower and cringe at the crafty cartoons, strain your brain with killer quizzes, and get stuck into stacks of savage stickers in this bumper book of Awful Egyptians and Ruthless Romans. Perfectly horrible holiday fun!

Horrible Histories: Awful Egyptians

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic Non-Fiction
ISBN: 1407161598
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 476

Book Description
Discover all the foul facts about the AWFUL EGYPTIANS, including why people worshipped a dung beetle, which pharaoh married her grandfather and what the 'Shepherd of the Royal Backside' had to do. These bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

Horrible Histories: Angry Aztecs

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic Non-Fiction
ISBN: 1407161571
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
Discover all the foul facts about the Angry Aztecs, including why the Aztecs liked to eat scum, when the world is going to end and their horrible habit of drinking live toads in wine. 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.

Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407133330
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Ruthless Romans reveals the grim goings-on of the greatest empire ever, from the terrible twins who founded Rome to the evil emperors who made murder into a sport. Read on for gory details about the cruel Colosseum and the people and animals who were massacred there... and find out how, if you upset them enough, the ruthless Romans would CRUCIFY you. Eeek!

Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages (New Edition)

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407161733
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
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.

Horrible Histories: Savage Stone Age

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407161776
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Readers can discover all the facts about the SAVAGE STONE AGE such as what they used instead of toilet paper, why a hole in the skull is good for headaches and how to make a Stone Age mummy. With a bold 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.

How They Croaked

Author: Georgia Bragg
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1547614536
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222

Book Description
This award-winning book for reluctant readers is a fascinating collection of remarkable deaths--and not for the faint of heart. Over the course of history, men and women have lived and died. In fact, getting sick and dying can be a big, ugly mess--especially before the modern medical care that we all enjoy today. From King Tut's ancient autopsy to Albert Einstein's great brain escape, How They Croaked contains all the gory details of the awful ends of nineteen awfully famous people. Don't miss the companion, How They Choked!

Horrible Histories: Woeful Second World War

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407129554
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
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!