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Horrible Science: Sounds Dreadful

This work features science with the squishy bits left in! How can a single sound shatter glass? Why are farts so noisy? Which sound waves make your guts wobble? Get the awful answers in "Sounds Dreadful"!

Horrible Science: Terrible Truth about Time

This work helps you find out what happens if you go too close to a black hole and how flies tell the time. With a fantastic new cover look and extraorrible bits at the back of the book, this best-selling title is sure...

Horrible Histories: USA

From cruel Columbus` first cross-Atlantic cruise, to the first savage settlers, to the wicked Wild West and beyond, this title presents the history of the USA. It includes chapters on topics ranging from potty...

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...

Horribly Famous: Henry VIII & His Wicked Wives

Readers might already know that king Henry VIII is horribly famous for: having a bit of a weight problem; marrying six unlucky wives; and, getting very carried away with his chopping block. But the book will also tell...

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.

Horrible Geography of the World (TPB) Ned

Geography with the gritty bits left in! Inside you`ll find out what happens when a volcano turns nasty, whether you`d survive at the frozen poles, and how a frog can help you get a drink in the desert. Hold on tight...

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...

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 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: Ruthless Romans

The grim truth behind the greatest empire of all time is revealed - from the terrible twins who founded Rome to the evil emperor who made murder a sport. Find out which emperor enjoyed eating camel`s heels and the...

Horrible Science: Evolve or Die

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

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: 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...

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...

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 Histories: Edinburgh (Ned)

It`s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Whose pickled skin became a sought-after souvenir? Why it`s alright to spit on the High Street? How the pupils of Edinburgh High School got away with murder?...

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...

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: 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...

Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings / Measly Middle Ages

This book features history with twice the nasty and in an incredible new edition! Readers can learn what life was really like in the Measly Middle Ages - in days of old when knights were bold, women wore tall pointy...

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...