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Scroll down to the cute little girl...
Dangerous Days,
history for Adults, available through
Amazon.com and
Amazon.uk.co
-
Dangerous
Days in Elizabethan England: Thieves, Tricksters, Bards and Bawds by Terry
Deary (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- The reign of Elizabeth I, a Golden Age? Try asking her subjects.
Elizabethans did all they could to survive in an age of sin and bling, of
beddings and beheadings, galleons and guns. Explorers set sail for new worlds,
risking everything to bring back slaves, gold, and the priceless potato...
-
Dangerous
Days in Roman Empire: Terrors, Torments, Diseases and Death by Terry Deary (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- The Romans have long been held up as one of the first 'civilised' societies,
and yet in fact they were capable of immense cruelty. Not only that, but they
made the killing of humans into a sport. The spoiled emperors were the
perpetrators (and sometimes the victims) of some imaginative murders...
-
Albert
Einstein and His Inflatable Universe by Mike Goldsmith (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- Even though he's dead, Al's still full of surprises...
-
Al
Capone and His Gang by Alan Alan MacDonald (or
Amazon.co.uk)
-
Al Capone is dead famous for: being handy with a
machine gun, having one or two scars and hanging around with a rather nasty
gang. But have you heard that Al: lived with his mum all his life, was a
trend-setter in banana-coloured suits and went bananas in Alcatraz prison?
-
Boudica
and Her Barmy Army by Toby Brown (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- She is dead famous for: - galloping to battle in a rattling chariot - being
big and kinda scary - getting very, very angry with her Roman rulers But have
you heard that Boudica: - learned to use weapons when she was a little girl -
chopped off the Emperor Claudius's head (well, sort of) - burned London to the
ground?
-
Cleopatra and Her Asp by Margaret Simpson
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Cleopatra
and Her Asp)
- Get the inside story with Cleo's secret diary, find out what the Romans
thought in The Centurion and discover what the locals scrawled on the walls
about her...
-
Elizabeth
I and Her Conquests by Margaret Simpson (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- Get the inside story with Elizabeth's secret diary, pick up the latest
gossip in The Tudor Tatler, and find out all about Lizzy's World and how she
made her crucial conquests...
-
Elvis and His Pelvis by Michael Cox
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Elvis
and His Pelvis)
- You've probably heard of Elvis... He is dead famous for: ...being the King
of Rock 'n' Roll ...causing a riot with a wiggle of his pelvis. But have you
heard that Elvis ...escaped from tornadoes by hiding in a cave ...flew halfway
across America for 22 giant sandwiches ...had a tooth stuck in his lung?
-
Henry the VIII and His Chopping Block by Alan Alan MacDonald (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- He is dead famous for: having a bit of a weight problem, marrying six
unlucky wives and getting very carried away with his chopping block. But have
you heard that Henry: was a handsome hunk and a sports star, accused his second
wife of witchcraft and bricked up his bedroom door at night?
-
Horatio
Nelson and His Victory by Philip Reeve (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- You've probably heard of Horatio Nelson... He is dead famous for:
*courageously winning the Battle of Trafalgar. But have you heard that Horatio:
*nearly got killed by a polar bear *ate rats and maggots *was pickled in a
barrel of brandy?
-
Isaac
Newton and his Apple by Toby Brown (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- He is dead famous for: discovering gravity, being a right clever dick and
getting hit on the head with an apple. But have you heard that Isaac: came
bottom of the class at school, poked sticks in his eye and nearly blinded
himself and nearly got himself executed?
-
Inventors
and Their Bright Ideas by Mike Goldsmith (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- You've probably heard of a few inventors and their bright ideas... But have
you heard that... *Bell didn't invent the phone, but he did make a weird machine
out of hay and a human ear *Stevenson didn't invent the train, but he did spend
a lot of time collecting gas in bladders *Baird's telly was useless, and so were
his thermostatic socks?
-
Joan
of Arc and Her Marching Orders by Phil Robins (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- Get the inside story with Joan's secret diary, read the news that set France
ablaze in The Gallic Globe, and find out exactly how a teenage girl gave an
entire army its marching orders...
-
Leonardo
Da Vinci and His Super-brain by Michael Cox (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- You've probably heard of Leonardo da Vinci... But have you heard that
Leonardo: spent ten years making a seven-metre tall horse, thought pink was the
coolest colour for clothes - loved to play practical jokes?
-
Mary
Queen of Scots and Her Hopeless Husbands by Margaret Simpson (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- Mary Queen of Scots is dead famous for: having terrible taste in husbands,
rotting away in Liz 1's prison and, totally losing her head - on the chopping
block. But have you heard that Mary: was a six-foot stunner who had a charmed
childhood, got kidnapped by a murderous lord - and married him, managed to give
her executioner a fright or two?
-
Oliver Cromwell and His Warts by Alan MacDonald
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Oliver
Cromwell and His Warts)
- How the Roundheads ousted the Royals!
-
Queen Victoria and Her Amusements
by Alan MacDonald (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- She's dead famous for marrying a chap called Albert, wearing black clothes -
all the time, and for saying "We are not amused". But have you heard that Queen
Vic went on her holidays in disguise, was best pals with her Scottish servant
and loved playing cards...for money?
-
Roald
Dahl and His Chocolate Factory by Alan MacDonald (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- He's dead famous for writing loads of brilliant books for children, telling
terrifying tales of the unexpected and creating a fantastic chocolate factory.
But have you heard that Roald: was a fighter pilot and a spy in the Second World
War, loved playing outrageous practical jokes, nearly lost his nose...twice?
-
Scientists
and Their Mind-blowing Experiments by Mike Goldsmith (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- You've probably heard of a few scientists. But did you know: that Galileo
was sentenced to life in prison for his shocking ideas about the solar system?;
that Newton wasn't all that keen on science?; that Darwin wrote a book about his
pet worms?
-
Sir
Francis Drake and His Daring Deeds by Andrew Donkin (or
Amazon.co.uk) To be published February 2006!
-
Spartacus
and His Glorious Gladiators by Toby Brown (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- From camping out in a volcano with his army to dealing with pirates,
Spartacus' story is full of surprises...
-
William
Shakespeare and His Dramatic Acts by Michael Cox (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- You've probably heard of Elvis... He is dead famous for: ...being the King
of Rock 'n' Roll ...causing a riot with a wiggle of his pelvis. But have you
heard that Elvis ...escaped from tornadoes by hiding in a cave ...flew halfway
across America for 22 giant sandwiches ...had a tooth stuck in his lung?
-
Winston
Churchill and His Great Wars by Alan MacDonald (or
Amazon.co.uk)
- You've probably heard of Winston Churchill...He is dead famous for: smoking
a massive cigar leading Britain to victory in World War II raising his fingers
in a V sign. But have you heard that Winston: was a demon bricklayer had a
fantastic collection of hats made a daring escape from prison?
-
Writers
and Their Tall Tales by Andrew Donkin (or
Amazon.co.uk)
Gruesome Guides, by Teary Deary
-
Dublin (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Dublin)
- Take a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Dublin, exposing all of its
most scurrilous secrets. With the frightful full-colour map tourists can
plot their path to the past - picnic with pirates at St Stephen's Green,
creep around the cruel cathedrals and then head to dreadful Dublin
castle. Torture, traitors and cut-throat Irish chieftain...
-
Edinburgh (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Edinburgh)
- 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? Plot your path to the past with a
frightful full-colour map of the city's horrible highlights - climb up
the cursed castle for tales of reckless raids and hit the High Street
for a whole host of historical horrors...
-
London (or from the Amazon.co.uk
London)
- 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? Plot your path to the past with a
frightful full-colour map of the city's horrible highlights - climb up
the cursed castle for tales of reckless raids and hit the High Street
for a whole host of historical horrors...
-
Stratford-upon-Avon (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Stratford-upon-Avon)
- 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? Plot your path to the past with a
frightful full-colour map of the city's horrible highlights - climb up
the cursed castle for tales of reckless raids and hit the High Street
for a whole host of historical horrors...
-
York (or from the Amazon.co.uk
York)
- A gore-tastic tour of the streets of York, exposing all of its most
scurrilous secrets. With the frightful full-colour map tourists can plot
their path to the past - meet at the Minster, amble through the
blood-soaked Shambles and then climb to Micklegate - where so many
traitors headed off...
Horrible Geography, by Anita Ganeri
-
Bloomin'
Rainforests (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Bloomin' Rainforests)
- Enter the exotic world of lush and steamy rainforests. Fern acts as our
guide, conquering her fear of heights and spiders to introduce the reader to the
world's tallest trees, stinkiest plants and hairiest insects
-
Cracking
Coasts (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Cracking Coasts)
- Shiver! as Captain Scott reaches the South Pole (only to find he's been
beaten to it). And find out how some intrepid explorers found their way without
maps, why others always traveled in disguise, and what really happened on the
expeditions in their secret diaries...
-
Desperate
Deserts (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Desperate Deserts)
- Wave goodbye to boring geography lessons as you step onto the scorching
sands of Desperate Deserts... Shudder! as you're forced to drink camel pee to
stay alive. Have you got what it takes to survive?
-
Earth
Shattering Earthquakes and Violent Volcanoes
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Earth Shattering Earthquakes and
Violent
Volcanoes separately)
- Discover how to predict earthquakes, how scientists prepare for them and
what really goes on under the Earth's crust when an earthquake hits in...
- Read the diaries of volcano survivors; get clued-up with the spotter's guide
to eruptions; plan an explosive holiday with the volcano vacation guide; marvel
at red-hot volcanic rocks the size of cars; and tremble before boiling hot
geysers...
-
Freaky Peaks
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Freaky
Peaks)
- A thrilling mountain tour from Everest to Kilimanjaro...
-
Horrible
Geography
- 10 fantastic books Explore your world the wild way! Be whisked away on
a truly great escape! Grab your compass, put on your tin hat and wave
goodbye to the classroom. It's time to go exploring and find out what
geography's really all about! Plant-choked rainforests. Polar caps where
ice-bears roar! Raging rivers, scorching sands and towering icebergs!
See what lives in monster lakes, how violent volcanoes explode, and what
happens when stormy weather hits. It's time for nature to get nasty!
Includes Rainforests, Cracking Coasts, Deserts, Earthquakes, Freaky
Peaks, Monster Lakes, Odious Oceans, Raging Rivers, Stormy Weather,
Violent Volcanoes...
-
Intrepid Explorers
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Intrepid
Explorers)
- Shiver! as Captain Scott reaches the South Pole (only to find he's been
beaten to it). And find out how some intrepid explorers found their way without
maps, why others always traveled in disguise, and what really happened on the
expeditions in their secret diaries...
-
Monster
Lakes (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Monster Lakes)
- Shiver! as Captain Scott reaches the South Pole (only to find he's been
beaten to it). And find out how some intrepid explorers found their way without
maps, why others always traveled in disguise, and what really happened on the
expeditions in their secret diaries...
-
Perishing
Poles (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Perishing Poles)
- venture into the chilly world of "Perishing Poles", with huge icebergs,
hungry polar bears and frostbite to challenge intrepid explorers...
-
Raging
Rivers and Odious Oceans
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Raging Rivers and
Odious
Oceans separately)
- A turbulent river tour from ice cap to ocean, read the secret dairy of a
brave river explorer and get to know your watery wildlife with the spotter's
guide, and a guide to oceans with the gritty bits left in!
-
Stormy Weather (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Stormy
Weather)
- Read about the frozen turtles falling out of the sky, the man struck by
lightning seven times who survived, the weather-watchers flying straight into
the eye of a hurricane. Or read the weather safety manual, learn how to build a
storm shelter and pick up survival tips on a tornado tour...
-
Tutankhamun
and His Tombful of Treasure (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Tutankhamun and His Tombful of Treasure)
- Read about the frozen turtles falling out of the sky, the man struck by
lightning seven times who survived, the weather-watchers flying straight into
the eye of a hurricane. Or read the weather safety manual, learn how to build a
storm shelter and pick up survival tips on a tornado tour...
-
Wild
Islands (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Wild Islands)
- Marvel! as a brand-new island pops up from the sea. Gasp! at the
hot-tempered island that blew its top. Choke! on the smell of an island dragon's
foul breath. And if that's not wild enough for you ... discover where to find
coconuts with magical powers, try to crack the case of the missing island...
Horrible Histories, by Terry Deary and more...
-
The Angry Aztecs and the Incredible Incas
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Angry Aztecs and
The
Incredible Incas)
-
The Awesome Egyptians
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Awesome Egyptians)
-
Awful
Egyptians
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Awful Egyptians)
-
The
Barmy British Empire (or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Barmy British Empire)
- The brutal facts about how Britannia ruled the waves - from infamous antics
in India to dreadful deeds down under. Read about savage slavers, rotten rebels
and nasty natives
-
Big
Fat Book of Christmas (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Big Fat Book of Christmas)
- Full of festive things that go bump in the night - the perfect read on a
cold winter's night when you're waiting for Santa to bring a sleigh full of
goodies. Christmas will never be the same again...
-
Blitzed
Brits
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Blitzed Brits)
-
Blood-Curdling
Box of Books
- 20 foul favourites from the "Horrible Histories" series presented in a
blood-curdling box with flip-top lid...
- A
Brief History of Pants by Kjartan Poskitt
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
A
Brief History of Pants)
- From the prehistoric stone pants of Homo Pantiens to the mythical pants said
to have been warn by Agamemnon himself in the Trojan Wars - readers even get a
glimpse of Brunel's legendary suspension pants...
-
Cut-Throat
Celts
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Celt-Throat Celts)
- Also
Cut-Throat
Celts Sticker-Activity Book
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Cut-Throat Celts Sticker-Activity Book)
-
Cruel
Crime and Painful Punishments
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Cruel Crime and Painful Punishments)
-
Cruel Kings and Mean Queens
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Cruel
Kings and Mean Queens)
-
The Cut-throat Celts
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Cut-throat Celts)
-
Dark Knights and Dingy Castles
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Dark Knights and Dingy Castles)
- Also
Dark Knights and Dingy Castles
Sticker-Activity Book
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Dark Knights and Dingy Castles
Sticker-Activity Book)
-
Deadly
Days in History (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Deadly Days in History)
- A whirlwind tour through the most dreadful, disastrous and deadly days in
the whole of horrible history, from the grim Great Fire of Rome to the vile St
Valentine's Day Massacre, leaving the gory bits in (and the boring bits out)....
-
Dreadful
Diary
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Dreadful Diary)
-
Dublin
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Dublin)
-
Edinburgh
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Edinburgh)
-
England
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
England)
- Reveals the awful truth behind the rebellions, riots and rumpuses that have
made England what it is today (whatever that is). From the cruel Celts right up
to the terrible 20th century it's a tale that will make you quake
-
Even More Terrible Tudors
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Even More Terrible Tudors)
-
The First World War
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The First World War)
France
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
France)
- Discover all the foul facts about France, including which king thought he
was made of glass, why French bread was once made from broken tiles and bricks
and how to play hopscotch like a French highwayman...
-
The
Frightful First World War and the Woeful Second World War
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The
Frightful First World War and
The Woeful Second World War)
-
The Gorgeous Georgians and The Vile Victorians
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Vile
Victorians and the Gorgeous Georgians or
The Vile Victorians and
The Gorgeous Georgians separately)
The Groovy Greeks
and The Rotten Romans
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Groovy Greeks
and the Rotten Romans)
-
Horrible
Christmas
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Horrible Christmas)
-
Horrible
Histories Collection
- 20 Brilliant Blood Curdling Books of the Horrible Histories. Savage Stone
Age, Awesome Egyptians, Groovy Greeks, Rotten Romans, Cut-Throat Celts, Smashing
Saxons, Vicious Vikings, Stormin Normans , Angry Aztecs, Incredible Incas,
Measly Middle Age, Terrible Tudors, Slimy Stuarts, Gorgeous Georgians, Vile
Victorians, Villinous Victorians, Barmy British Empire, Frighteul First World
War, Woeful Second World War, Bilitzed Brits
-
Incredible
Incas
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Incredible Incas)
-
Ireland
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Ireland)
-
Loathsome
London
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Loathsome London)
-
The
Mad Miscellany
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Mad Miscellany)
- All the dreadful details of horrible history you'll ever need to know - from
rotten Roman graffiti to terrible teacher tortures and rude royal nicknames, the
foul facts are all inside...
-
The Measly Middle Ages
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Measly Middle Ages)
-
Oxford
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Oxford)
-
The Rotten Romans
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Rotten Romans)
-
Rotten
Rulers
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Rotten Rulers)
- The low-down on the world's most loathsome leaders. From bizarre tsars and
evil emperors to crazy kings and queens, people all around the world have
suffered at the hands of their rulers for centuries. Whether they're nutty or
nasty, fat or foul, those in charge rarely get it right
-
Rowdy Revolutions
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Rowdy Revolutions)
- Rowdy Revolutions, including which Chinese emperor was overthrown by his
mum, why one revolution made ugly people very scared indeed and what Count
Dracula was really like...
-
Rowdy
Revolutions: America
(only from the Amazon.co.uk)
-
Rowdy
Revolutions: France
(only from the Amazon.co.uk)
-
Rowdy
Revolutions: Russia
(only from the Amazon.co.uk)
-
Ruthless
Romans
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Rotten Romans)
-
The Savage Stone Age
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Savage Stone Age)
- Don't miss The Savage Stone Age
Sticker Book
-
The Slimy Stuarts
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Slimy Stuarts)
-
Smashing
Saxons
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Smashing Saxons)
-
Stormin'
Normans
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Stormin' Normans)
-
Stratford-Upon-Avon
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Stratford-Upon-Avon)
-
Terrible
Tudors and Slimy Stuarts
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Terrible Tudors)
- and
Even
More Terrible Tudors
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Even More Terrible Tudors)
-
Twentieth
Century
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Twentieth Century)
-
The
USA
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The USA)
- Bulging with the nastiest moments in American history since cruel Chris
Columbus first sighted land... Which president was so scared of electric
switches, he slept with the light on? Why Cowboys declared war on sheep? How to
survive a civil battle? Read on for ghastly details on the grim Pilgrim Fathers,
find out the truth about Bill the Kid and Calamity Jane, and see if you could
have survived on the American Plains...
-
The Vicious Vikings
and The Measly Middle Ages
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Vicious Vikings)
-
The Vile
Victorians
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Vile Victorians)
- Also
The Vile Victorians Activity Book
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Vile Victorians Activity Book)
-
Wicked
Words
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Wicked Words)
- All about the English language and its horrible history, including proverbs,
wacky word games, and riddles
-
York
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
York)
-
Dreadful Diary
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Dreadful Diary)
- This diary has a foul and fascinating fact for every day of the year
Horrible History Handbooks, by
Terry Deary...
-
The Horrible History of the World
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Wicked History of the World)
Knights
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Knights)
Pirates
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Pirates)
-
Villians
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Villians)
-
Witches
(or from the Amazon.co.uk
Witches)
- Discover the truth behind the pointy hats and black cats, and other idiotic
ideas about witchcraft, and brace yourself for foul facts about the evil
executions the poor people suffered...
America's Horrible Histories, by
Elizabeth Levy...
- Who Are You Calling a Woolly Mammoth?
- Prehistoric America...
-
Awesome Ancient Ancestors
-
Are We There Yet?
- America's Horrible Histories - More fun, with an American flare
-
- Angry
Animals (or from Amazon.co.uk Angry
Animals), also
Animals
Teachers' Resources
- Get to grips with gruesome grizzly bears, wolf
down some facts about, er, wolves and snap up some savage shark stories
-
Blood, Bones and Body Bits (or from Amazon.co.uk
Blood,
Bones and Body Bits)
- Perfect for budding young doctors and scientists
-
The Body
Owner's Handbook (or from Amazon.co.uk
The Body Owner's Handbook), also
The
Human Body Teachers' Resources
- What you need to know about you...
-
Bulging
Box of Science
- Twenty titles from the Horrible Science series, presented in a bulging boxed
set. Features Blood, Bones and Body Bits to Vicious Veg! Titles: Angry Animals
Blood, Bones and Body Bits, Bulging Brains, Chemical Chaos, Deadly Diseases,
Disgusting Digestion, Evolve or Die, Fatal Forces, Frightening Light, Killer
Energy, Microscopic Monsters, Nasty Nature, Painful Poison, Shocking
Electricity, Sounds Dreadful, Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens, The Fight for
Flight, The Terrible Truth About Time, Ugly Bugs, and Vicious Veg
- Bulging Brains
(or from Amazon.co.uk
Bulging Brains)
- Discover how chopping your brain in half needn't be fatal, and whether girls or boys are the real masterminds in this book about grey matter
-
Chemical Chaos (or from Amazon.co.uk
Chemical
Chaos)
- Delightful history of scientific development, while teaching basic chemistry
-
Deadly Diseases (or from Amazon.co.uk
Deadly
Diseases)
- If you think you can stomach the sick side of Science, then read on to find
out about all kinds of illnesses from the common cold to cruel cholera
-
Disgusting Digestion (or from Amazon.co.uk
Disgusting
Digestion)
- Dishes up the dirt on your innards... Also
Disgusting
Digestion Sticker-Activity Book or Amazon.co.uk
Disgusting
Digestion Sticker-Activity Book
-
Evolve or Die (or from Amazon.co.uk
Evolve or Die)
- Weird and wonderful facts about survival and extinction
-
Dr
Grimgrave's Gruesome Guide to Poison (or from Amazon.co.uk
Dr
Grimgrave's Gruesome Guide to Poison)
- Explosive
Experiments (or from Amazon.co.uk
Explosive
Experiments)
- Reveals how many mistakes scientists make on the road to discovery, while
giving readers the chance to try a few things out for themselves
-
Fatal Forces (or from Amazon.co.uk
Fatal
Forces), also
Forces
Teachers' Resources
- Why do your ears stop you falling off your bike? What can make your fillings
explode? Find out...
-
Fearsome Fight for Flight
(or from Amazon.co.uk
Fearsome Fight for Flight)
- Laugh at some seriously silly flying stunts, find out which scientist was
blown up in a balloon, and learn how to build a world-beating plane
- Frightening
Light (or from Amazon.co.uk Frightening Light), also Light
Teachers' Resources
- How eclipses turn day into night, why rattlesnakes can still find a person
in the dark and why legs seem to bend under water
-
Killer
Energy (or from Amazon.co.uk
Killer
Energy), also
Electricity
Teachers' Resources
- Find out how your body turns stodgy school dinners into energy, why steaming
manure can warm you up and how to build your own geothermal power station
-
Microscopic Monsters (or from Amazon.co.uk
Microscopic
Monsters), also
Micro-organisms Teachers' Resources (due 3/20/06)
- facts about the tiny world of microbes - viruses, bacteria, amoebas
-
Nasty Nature (or from Amazon.co.uk
Nasty
Nature), also
Plants
Teachers' Resources
- Slither into the animal world to discover what kind of frog lives in the
toilet, and many other fantastic facts
-
Painful
Poison (or from Amazon.co.uk
Painful
Poison)
- Painful Poison will dish up a deadly dose! Are you brave enough to discover:
how to turn your brother or sister into a zombie slave? why you are breathing in
poison right now?
-
Really
Rotten Experiments (or from Amazon.co.uk
Really
Rotten Experiments)
- packed with loud, noisy, wet and soggy experiments that are guaranteed to
make your friends and teachers squirm...
-
Shocking Electricity (or from Amazon.co.uk
Shocking
Electricity)
- discover how an electric eel can give you a nasty shock?; why electricity
keeps your heart beating?
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Sounds Dreadful (or from Amazon.co.uk
Sounds Dreadful)
- The world of rumbling resonance, shocking sound waves and sonic boom gets a sound check
-
Space,
Stars and Slimy Aliens (or from Amazon.co.uk
Space,
Stars and Slimy Aliens), also
Earth and Beyond Teachers' Resources (due 3/20/06)
- Are you spaced-out to discover: which astronomers killed people? why space
makes the guts explode? what the moon smells like?
-
Suffering Scientists (or from Amazon.co.uk
Suffering
Scientists)
- a potted history of scientists and their discoveries, from the first Greek
brainboxes to modern day geniuses
- The
Stunning
Science of Everything! (or from Amazon.co.uk
The
Stunning
Science of Everything)
- Taking a journey from the very small, to the very big, explore the horrible
Universe...
- Terrible
Truth About Time (or from Amazon.co.uk
The
Terrible Truth About Time)
- What happens if you go too close to a black hole? How do flies tell the
time? Why the years pass more quickly as you get older?
-
Vicious Veg (or from Amazon.co.uk
Vicious Veg)
- Dig up the dirt on the world of plants
-
Ugly Bugs (or from Amazon.co.uk
Ugly Bugs), also
Mini-Beasts Teachers' Resources
- Itching to find our which bugs hide behind the wallpaper? What slugs do with
their slime? Also
Ugly
Bugs Sticker-Activity Book or Amazon.co.uk
Ugly Bugs Sticker-Activity Book
The Knowledge, by Michael Cox, Alan MacDonald, Nick
Arnold, and Kjartan Poskitt
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Artful
Art (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Artful Art)
- Awesome
Archaeology (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Awesome Archaeology)
-
Cracking
Codes (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Cracking Codes)
-
Crafty
Crime-busting (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Crafty Crime-busting)
-
Dreadful
Drama (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Dreadful Drama)
-
The
Gobsmacking Galaxy (or from the Amazon.co.uk
The
Gobsmacking Galaxy)
-
Incredible
Internet (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Incredible Internet)
-
Mind
Blowing Music (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Mind Blowing Music)
-
Mind-Boggling
Buildings (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Mind-Boggling Buildings)
-
Potty
Politics English politics, but just as fun! (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Potty Politics)
-
Smashin'
Fashion (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Smashin' Fashion)
-
Triffic
Chocolate (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Triffic Chocolate)
- All the knowledge you'd love to know!!!
Murderous Maths, by Kjartan Poskitt...
- Murderous
Maths (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Murderous Maths)
-
More Murderous Maths (or from the Amazon.co.uk
More Murderous Maths)
Fractions and Averages: The Mean and Vulgar Bits (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Fractions and Averages...)
-
Do
You Feel Lucky?: The Secrets of Probability (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Do You Feel Lucky?)
-
Vicious Circles and Other Savage Shapes (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Vicious Circles and Other Savage Shapes)
-
The Essential Arithmetricks (or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Essential Arithmetricks)
-
Murderous
Math x10
- 10 Murderous Maths favorite titles...
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Numbers: the Key to the Universe (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Numbers: the Key to the Universe)
- An introduction to number Theory
-
Professor Fiendish's Book of Diabolical Brain-benders (or from the
Amazon.co.uk
Professor Fiendish's Book...)
-
Desperate Measures (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Desperate Measures)
- All about measurement...
-
The Fiendish Angletron (or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Fiendish Angletron)
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Phantom X (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Phantom X)
- All about algebra...
-
The
Perfect Sausage and Other Fundamental Formulas (or from the Amazon.co.uk
The Perfect Sausage...)
-
Codes,
How to Make Them and Break Them (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Codes...)
-
Su
Doku (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Su Doku)
-
Kakuro
and Other Fiendish Number Puzzles (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Kakuro and Other Fiendish Number Puzzles)
- Math in the same vein as Terry Dreary's Horrible Science... fun
for everyone!
Best Ever, by Terry Deary
-
Terry
Deary's Best Ever Greek Legends (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Terry Deary's Best Ever Greek Legends) - From killer king Oedipus to
monstrous Medusa's horrible hair, the classic Greek legends are back ...with a
modern twist. Discover how Heroic Heracles sits his SATs and the wife of top god
Zeus spills the beans about her legendary husband. Discover foul fact about
furies, harpies and other killer creatures plus the evils of the Underworld
revealed. 100% horrible!
-
Terry
Deary's Best Ever Shakespeare Tales (or from the Amazon.co.uk
Terry Deary's Best Ever Shakespeare Tales)
- Tells you more than just what
happens in everyone's favourite Shakespeare plays - it tells you the stories
behind them. Find out about: A Midsummer Night's Dream, King Lear, Twelfth
Night, The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, The
Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth and Hamlet. From how the plays were originally
staged to what Shakespeare himself might have thought of his work being taught
in schools - there's so much to find out!
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