This author, a former actor and theatre director, is most famously known for the 'Horrible Histories' series. His works captivate both children and adults by presenting historical facts with a bold and engaging approach that sparks genuine interest in the past. Through his distinctive style, he transforms history into an accessible and exciting subject, encouraging deeper exploration.
Delving into the quirky and often unpleasant history of toilets, this book reveals fascinating tidbits, such as the ancient Romans' use of sponges on sticks for hygiene and the invention of the first flushing toilet. Packed with intriguing facts, it serves as an entertaining guide to the evolution of restrooms, making it a must-read for those curious about the often-overlooked aspects of sanitation history.
Hockey Anatomy presents 96 exercises with 68 variations to improve on-ice performance. Highly detailed anatomical drawings highlight muscle groups used during exercise and during game action.
A new series of Horrible Histories sticker activity books, crammed with quick quizzes, foul facts and putrid pictures, the explosive Horrible Histories Sticker Activity Book: Awful Egyptians covers all things horrible in ancient Egypt. With over 250 savage stickers, children can help to explore perilous pyramids, meet suffering slaves and saunter past scheming sphinxes. But be careful not to get lost for ever in the mummifying mazes!
'Horrible Histories' author Terry Deary's fast-paced, hilarious and gripping stories bring Ancient Egypt to life. This new edition includes brand new readers' notes to help extend learning and exploration of the time period. Menes is training as a scribe in the local temple, and to earn extra money to help his poor family, he agrees to assist rich old Maiarch. Menes must write a prayer to rid Maiarch of an old family ghost. But what if the ghost is actually more human than superhuman?
This commemorative guide to life on the Front Line marks 100 years since the end of the war with full-colour illustrations, fact file fold-outs, trench letters and much, much more. Get the facts - from both sides of the barbed wire - in this immersive and fascinating guide to the First World War. Puts the Terrible Trenches in a whole new light.
Horrible Histories Collection, 10 Beastly Books Box Set. This series contains the following titles in series such as The Measly Middle Ages, The Terrifying Tudors, The Slimy Stuarts, The Gorgeous Georgians, The Vile Victorians, The Groovy Greeks, Awful Egyptians, The Frightful First World War, The Woeful Second World War, The Blitzed Brits (Horrible Histories).
Discover all the foul facts about the history of flight in this brand new Horrible Histories book. From the prisoners who were sent up on kites and the brave but foolish failures who jumped from a height on home-made wings to the first real successes. A seriously horrible historical read with all the gore and more.
Brand new from the bestselling team behind Horrible Histories! It's time to delve into the totally true (sort of) and incredibly intriguing pages of Queen Victoria's Secret Diary. Horrible Histories' Secret Diaries of the most extraordinary (and Horrible) characters of all time will blow your mind.
Dictator/Gilgamesh is the most risky and compelling project to date by the great re-inventor of poems.
From the best-selling author of Horrible Histories...Skara Brae, Orkney, Scotland, 5000 years agoOn the cold and windy island of Skara Brae, Tuc and his sister Storm try to catch birds in their fishing net. They eat fish day in, day out, and they're sick of it. But when a thief steals half their tribe's winter food stores, being bored of their dinner is the least of their problems. What if they starve? And even worse, what if it's true that their father's the thief? A brand new and exciting tale, based on real historical and archaeological evidence, this story is full of Terry Deary's imaginative style and dry wit.Book band: Grey