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!

Horrible Histories: Frightful First World War

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407161652
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the FRIGHTFUL FIRST WORLD WAR, including what the 'Fat King' did with food scraps and dead horses, how sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack and why a pair of old socks gave away top German secrets. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, 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. www.horrible-histories.co.uk

The Horrible History of the World

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781407103501
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
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.

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: 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.

The Wicked History of the World

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic Reference
ISBN: 9780439877862
Category : High interest-low vocabulary books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An illustrated, humorous introduction to world history with a emphasis on violence and villains.

Horrible Histories

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 1407144332
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102

Book Description
From foul food to coping with legions of lice, discover all the dire details of life in the blood and mud of the First World War in Horrible Histories: Terrible Trenches (World Book Day Edition) ... from both sides of the barbed wire. Discover how your own wee could save your life, which animals wore gas masks and why Big Bertha terrified the Brits. With a bright new cover this bestselling title is sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary and Martin Brown fans.

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!

Horrible Histories: Stormin' Normans (New Edition)

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407161938
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
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.

Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans

Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 140716175X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
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.