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Horribly Famous: Sir Francis Drake & His Daring Deeds

Readers might already be aware that Sir Frances Drake is horrible famous for defeating the Spanish Armada, sailing all the way around the world and being a fearless explorer. But this book will tell them the facts no...

Horrible Science: Evolve or Die

This is a reissue with 16 pages of extra material, including an index

Horrible Histories: British Empire / Blitzed Brits

This book features history with twice the nasty and in an incredible new edition! In Barmy British Empire, readers get all the brutal facts about how Britannia really ruled the waves - from infamous antics in India to...

Horrible Histories: York Ned

It`s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why Ivar ended up boneless? What made a three-legged mare so terrifying? Why eating too many sproggs will get you a bazzerkin? Plot your path to the past with...

Horrible Histories: Scotland

It`s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know how to play gruesome games like Twisting the Cow? What the Scots used to do with burnt pigeon droppings? Whether you`re glaikit, douce or peelie-wally? Find out...

Horrible Histories: Plague and Peril

This is another horribly hilarious story from Terry Deary. It`s 1348 and the shadow of the Black Death is descending over England. Geoffrey Copton returns from the war in France, only to find himself caught up in a...

Horrible Histories: London (Ned)

It`s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: What caused the Great Stink of 1858? Why the flying dustmen were feared? Who ate a tosher for tea? Plot your path to the past with the frighful full-colour map -...

Horrible Histories: Dark Knights & Dingy Castles

A history of dark knights and dingy castles. It takes the readers charging back to the days of chivalry, when knights clanked about in shining armour waving weird weapons and peasants cleaned up the mess afterwards.

Horribly Famous: Al Capone & His Gang

Everybody knows that Al Capone was handy with his machine gun andhad a few nasty associates. But in this book readers will discover all the fascinating facts they didn`t know, such as how he lived with his mum all his...

Horribly Famous: Einstein & His Unflatable Universe

Everybody knows that Albert Einstein was the smartest scientist in the universe and that he also had some very bad hair days. But in this Horribly Famous title readers can find out everything they didn`t know,...

Horrible Science: Painful Poison

Discover how can you turn your brother into a zombie slave and why you are breathing poison right now. With a fantastic new cover look and extra horrible bits at the back of the book, this best-selling title is sure...

Horrible Science: Vicious Veg

This work features science with the squishy bits left in! How do plants suck out the insides of dead insects? Why do stinging nettles like skeletons? Which fungi can make your toes drop off? Get the awful answers in...

Horribly Famous: William Shakespeare & his Dramatic Acts

You`ve probably heard of William He is dead famous for: writing a few plays - having a bit of a way with words creating characters like romantic Romeo and murderous Macbeth. But have you heard that William: did a...

Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors & Slimy Stuarts

The Terrible Tudors gives you the dreadful details of Tudor life for everyone - from cruel kings and queens like horrible Henry VII to poor peasants and common criminals. The Slimy Stuarts is full of foul but...

Horrible Histories: Groovy Greeks & Rotten Romans

This work presents history with twice the nasty bits left a horrible new edition. "The Groovy Greeks" is full of fab facts about the hip `n` happenin` Greeks. In "Rotten Romans", readers follow life for folk in Roman...

Horrible History Annual: 2012

Packed with the classic barmy blend of foul facts, cartoon strips, stories, jokes, activities and puzzles, the 2012 Annual includes a whole heap of nasty bits. A must-have for all fans of the series, it`s guaranteed...

Horrible Geography: Perilous Poles

The intrepid explorer can take a trip to the freezing-cold ends of the Earth in the latest Horrible Geography Handbook. This is the ultimate survival guide filled with tips on everything from how to handle a peckish...

Horribly Famous: Queen Victoria & Her Empire

Everybody knows Victoria married a chap called Albert and wore black clothes - all the time. But did you know that Victoria went on her holidays in disguise, and was best pals with her rude Scottish servant? This...

Horribly Famous: Alexander the Great & His Claim to Fame

Famously tutored by Aristotle, Alexander ruthlessly established himself as Macedonian king in the 300s BC, setting about continuing his father`s wars against the Persian Empire (for their attacks on Greek City states...

Horribly Famous: Spartacus & His Glorious Gladiators

Everybody knows that Spartacus was a great gladiator and enjoyed giving the Romans the-run around. This book helps readers discover all the fascinating facts that they didn`t know, such as how Spartacus fought for the...

Horrible Science: Microscopic Monsters

"Microscopic Monsters" is full of facts about the tiny world of microbes - viruses, bacteria, amoebas, they`re all here, as well as many other diminutive creepy-crawlies. Read the diary of a dust mite, get up close...

Horrible Science: Body Owners Handbook

This work presents science with the squishy bits left in! How does your auto-repair function work? Where`s your top-of-the-range sensory equipment? What`s your rear gas and waste disposal? Get the awful answers in The...

Horrible Histories: Terrifying Tudors

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 to visit his brand new toilet and what you get when you sew the front...

Horrible Science: Killer Energy

Oh no! It’s time for science class, and you’ve just not got the energy. Well – we’ll zap you awake with a killer fact or two! It makes stars shine and bonfires burn. It gives you the power to lift your pen and make it...

Horrible Histories: Oxford Ned

It`s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: What a liripoop is? Which potty professor liked to walk like a dinosaur? What`s buried beneath the botanical gardens? Plot your path to the past with the...