Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings (New Edition)

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407161970
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
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.

Pirates

Author: Cherry Denman
Publisher: Peter Bedrick Books
ISBN: 9780872264120
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Captain Enoch and his crew of incompetent pirates attempt to hijack Suliman the Slimy's treasure ship, with unexpected and exciting results.

Blitzed Brits

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781407117713
Category : Blackouts in war
Languages : en
Pages : 139

Book Description
After fifteen fearsome years on the page, Horrible Histories are now on the small screen - with all the nasty bits intact - of course. Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Blitzed Britz including: What really happened in Dad's Army? How to make a rude noise with a gas mask? Why the blitzed Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty?

Scooby-Doo! and the Vicious Viking

Author: James Gelsey
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780439284868
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60

Book Description
While spending an afternoon in the Viking Village at Happy Sally Land, Scooby and the gang are drawn into a mystery after an angry Viking starts to scare all the visitors away from the new roller coaster.

Viking Blood and Blade

Author: Peter Gibbons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 470

Book Description
If you like Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden, Simon Scarrow, David Gemmell and Giles Kristian, you will love this epic Viking adventure, packed with battles, treachery, blood and gore. 865 AD. The fierce Vikings stormed onto Saxon soil hungry for spoils, conquest, and vengeance for the death of Ragnar Lothbrok. Hundr, a Northman with a dog's name... a crew of battle hardened warriors... and Ivar the Boneless. Amidst the invasion of Saxon England by the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok, Hundr joins a crew of Viking warriors under the command of Einar the Brawler. Hundr fights to forge a warriors reputation under the glare of Ivar and his equally fearsome brothers, but to do that he must battle the Saxons and treachery from within the Viking army itself... Hundr must navigate the invasion, survive brutal attacks, and find his place in the vicious world of the Vikings in this fast paced adventure with memorable characters.

The Custard Kid

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: A & C Black
ISBN: 9780713659894
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 62

Book Description
Black Cats is a brand new, on-going series of top stories. Children will come to trust the Black Cat logo as a sign of good writing in all genres: spooky, comic and magic, among others. These first six paperbacks are comic. Some are wild, some are mad, all of them are very funny. Written by the some of the most well-known comic writers - Terry Deary, Kaye Umansky and Jeremy Strong. Illustrated throughout, Black Cats are for confident young readers who like to lose themselves in great books.

Vicious Vikings ; The Measly Middle Ages

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
"Want to know: Why the vicious Vikings had names like Fat-thighs, Oaf and Stinking? Which Viking god dressed up as a woman? A genuine jester's joke? Why medieval chickens had their bottoms shaved? Discover all the facts about the Vicious Vikings and Measly Middle Ages--double the gore and more"--Page 4 of cover.

The Vicious Vikings and the Measly Middle Ages

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439963473
Category : Civilization, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
History with the nasty bits left in! This is two horrible bits in one! 'The Measly Middle Ages' tells you what life was really like in days of old when knights were bold, women wore tall pointy hats and the peasants were revolting. 'The Vicious Vikings' is packed with frightening facts about these vile invaders - and their savage Saxon enemies - from cruel kings and vengeful Viking warriors to the suffering slaves, the thralls. Read on for curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible tests ... for your teacher! History has never been so horrible!

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.

Thorfinn and the Awful Invasion

Author: David MacPhail
Publisher: Floris Books
ISBN: 1782501606
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Prepare yourself for the wrath of the Norsemen! That is, if you don't mind and it's not too inconvenient... Everyone knows Vikings are ruthless barbarians whose idea of a good time involves pillaging, plundering and feasting. But Thorfinn isn't an ordinary Viking! He is always polite and happily offers to wash the dirty dishes. Too bad his dad is Harald the Skull-Splitter, Village Chief and the roughest and toughest Viking of them all. Tired of Thorfinn and his too-nice ways getting them into trouble, his dad decides it's time for Thorfinn to earn his gruesome Viking name. Stuck on a longboat with a ragtag bunch of adventurers who'd like to throw him overboard, how will the Nicest Viking cope with a dangerous voyage to Scotland? Thorfinn the Nicest Viking is a funny, illustrated, action-packed new series for young readers who love Horrid Henry and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, set in a world where manners mean nothing and politeness is pointless!