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Taking as its starting point a child's natural desire to understand the world, this series is designed to entertain and inform. This book focuses o...

Questions and answers introduce the clothing, food, weapons, religion, and other aspects of daily life in Ancient Greece. Suggested level: primary.

Sail back to a vicious time with fearsome seafaring Viking warriors with big boats, big shields and enormous ginger beards. Readers can discover al...

A twenty-two volume illustrated encyclopedia with each individually-indexed volume devoted to one general topic such as Dance,Drama, and music.

This title contains fascinating facts about Bill the Conquerer and his bully boys who battled at Hastings, stormed around Europe and joined the Cru...

Raging Rivers' takes the reader on a turbulent river tour from ice cap to ocean.

Terry Deary's foul facts and Martin Brown's crafty cartoons combine to bring all those cunning conquistadors and terrific temples to life. With an ...

The Barmy British Empire gives you the brutal facts about how Britannia ruled the waves - from infamous antics in India to dreadful deeds down under.

History with the nasty bits left in. Awful information about phabulous Pharoahs, mean mummies, revolting recipes for 3000 year old sweets, and more...

Revealing facts about the awesome ancients, their groovy gods, potty pyramids and their mad mummies, this book also tells how a hunted hippo got hi...

This reference book includes everything you need to know about the history of the British Isles. It reviews thousands of years of culture, events a...

These are the members of the Met Children ' s Chorus , one of the few groups of its kind in the world . There are about 95 members , aged 7 through...

Take a look at the mad Tudor monarchs and their suffering subjects - who just couldn't help losing their heads. Discover who invited Queen Lizzie t...

Monster Lakes sweeps young readers along on a tour of the world's most fascinating lakes. They can explore a volcanic crater lake, meet scuba-divin...

DEADLY DISEASES coughs up the disgusting details of the sicknesses that mankind has suffered from. Find out which brave nurse drank diarrhoea, whic...

Are you dying to find out what happens to food after you swallow it? Why dead people need a haircut? Which animals live on your eyelashes? This boo...

"The Groovy Greeks" is full of fab facts about the hip and happening Greeks - who hung out all over 2000 years ago. This book tells you who had the...

After a down and dirty visit with Leif Eriksson and his equally famous and irascible father, Eric the Red, Stich and Mo set Darren Dongle straight ...

The Frightful First World War' presents the dire details of a war that affected almost everyone - from peace-loving protesters to the suffering sol...

History with twice the nasty bits!Want to know:How sniffing your own pee could save your life in the First WorldWar?Why wearing white knickers coul...

Deary gives you the ghastly truth about the wild warrior race who weren't afraid to fight the rotten Romans - and who had the horrible habit of col...

?The Perfect (Ofsted) Lesson is revised and updated. Jackie Beere, with years of experience in helping schools become "outstanding" in inspections,...