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| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans Terry Deary, 2016-02-04 Go back into the really rotten times of the Romans, where there were beastly battles, deadly doctors and marvellous myths. Discover what Roman soldiers wore under their kilts, how ancient Britons got their hair nice and how Romans told the future with dead chickens. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. Revised by the author to make Horrible Histories more accessible to young readers. |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories Special: Rowdy Revolutions Terry Deary, 2013-06-06 OK - we know that history is horrible. But it's never nastier than in a rowdy revolution, when the perilous people rise up against their rotten rulers! This book gives you the bone-chilling facts behind some of the bloodiest revolutions ever, from France and Russia to China and India. |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories Terry Deary, 2016-10-06 From rotten Roman graffiti to terrible teacher tortures and rude royal nicknames, the foul facts are all inside. Want to know: the crushing details about execution by elephant? How to soften your skin Georgian-style, using the skins of puppies? Whose idea of a top treat was mashed deer tongues? Whether you're desperate to discover which famous rulers were left-handed, raring to read about the top ten dogs of all time, or just aching to ask about assassinating apes, then this book is for you. History has never been so horrible! |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories: Woeful Second World War Terry Deary, 2011-11-03 If you ever hear old folk moaning on about the world today, just remind them how woeful things were in World War II. When Hitler's horrid army were goose-stepping round the globe, nearly everything in Europe was totally AWFUL! Read on to discover... * The dreadful truth about Dad's Army * What happened when an elephant got loose in the blackout * Who made a meal out of maggots * Which smelly soldiers were sniffed out by their enemies * Why wearing white knickers could kill you What with doodlebug bombs dropping out of the sky and sweet rationing driving kids (and teachers) mad, life in the Second World War was truly wicked. So from snow-bound cities under siege to fly-infested jungle trenches, and from rotten rationing recipes to awful invasions, discover all the dire details about the worst war EVER! |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings (New Edition) Terry Deary, 2016-07-07 Sail back to a vicious time with fearsome seafaring Viking warriors with big boats, big shields and enormous ginger beards. Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Vicious Vikings, including Viking gods in wedding dresses, corpses on trial and Death by booby-trapped statues. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. Revised by the author and illustrated throughout to make Horrible Histories more accessible to young readers. |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories: Awful Egyptians Terry Deary, 2011-11-03 Think you would have liked being an Ancient Egyptian? Not after you've read this book! Discover the disgusting details of their groovy gods, their potty pyramids and (of course!) their mad mummies. Find out how a hunted hippo got his own back on a foul pharaoh! Discover the truth about cool queen Cleo and the curse of Tutankhaumun! There's also a Top Ten of funny pharaohs, a Mad Mummies quiz and lots of foul facts about the messy mistakes the Egyptians made before becoming mummy-making experts. History has never been so horrible! |
| horrible histories book covers: Vile Villains Terry Deary, 2011 From gangs of gangsters to maniacs who massacre, readers can meet the biggest baddies in history and discover how they tortured and terrified their way to the top. |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories: Terrifying Tudors Terry Deary, 2011-11-03 Do you like your history horrifying? Then the Terrifying Tudors will tantalise you! Shudder at the mad Tudor monarchs and their suffering subjects, who were always losing their heads. Discover what Tudors did in the good times and the gory times, from their great goose fairs and foul festivals to the terrible tricks of their ruthless royal family. |
| horrible histories book covers: The Wicked History of the World Terry Deary, Martin Brown, 2003 This gruesome yet informative look at the history of the world ischock full of everything from brainnibbling Neanderthals to terrified teenage soldiers in the 20th century. Hilarious but educational, and full of colourful and comical illustrations,children will be engrossed — and grossed out — by such facts as what smelly sport samurai warriors played, who tried to bump off her enemies with a poisoned cake, and who the famous pirate “Black Beard” was. |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories: Savage Stone Age Terry Deary, 2016-02-04 Readers can discover all the facts about the SAVAGE STONE AGE such as what they used instead of toilet paper, why a hole in the skull is good for headaches and how to make a Stone Age mummy. With a bold new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. Revised by the author and illustrated throughout to make HORRIBLE HISTORIES more accessible to young readers. |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories: Stormin' Normans (New Edition) Terry Deary, 2016-05-05 Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Stormin' Normans, including why Norman knights slept with a dolly and which pirate hung up his eye-patch. With a bold, accessible new look and revised by the author, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans Terry Deary, 2012-07-05 Ruthless Romans reveals the grim goings-on of the greatest empire ever, from the terrible twins who founded Rome to the evil emperors who made murder into a sport. Read on for gory details about the cruel Colosseum and the people and animals who were massacred there... and find out how, if you upset them enough, the ruthless Romans would CRUCIFY you. Eeek! |
| horrible histories book covers: Ireland Terry Deary, 2009 Readers can discover all the foul facts about Ireland, including why wax models were captured and made Prisoners of War, which warriors went to battle naked, and how to make yourself invisible. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible History of the World (newspaper Edition) Terry Deary, 2023-09-14 Discover all the blood-curdling stories with: The Horrible History of the World. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the foul but fascinating story of humans, from brain-nibbling Neanderthalsto terrified teenage soldiersin the twentieth century. From gory stories of what smelly sport was played by samuraisto who baked their enemies a cake made from poisoned bath-water, it's all in Horrible Histories: The Horrible History of the World: fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits included with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie - Rotten Romans. Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot. Read all about it! |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories: Slimy Stuarts (New Edition) Terry Deary, 2016-03-03 I bet you've never even heard of the Stuarts. They don't sound very terrible, do they? But did you know some slimy Stuarts ate toads, snails and fleas? |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories: Barmy British Empire Terry Deary, 2015-07-02 Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Barmy British Empire, including how a war started when a Brit was sitting on a stool and why a British soldier used his own coffin as a wardrobe. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories: Smashing Saxons (New Edition) Terry Deary, 2016-03-03 Discover all the foul facts about the Smashing Saxons, including who got cow pats as Christmas presents, why wearing a pig on your head is lucky and how to make a dead Saxon happy. With a bold, accessible new look and revised by the author, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible History of Britain and Ireland (newspaper Edition) Terry Deary, 2023-10-12 The blood-curdling history of Britain and Ireland from Terry Deary! The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in full colour. From gory stories of the Black Death,the Battle of Culloden and London's Jack the Ripper, it's all in Horrible Histories: Britain and Ireland: fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits included the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie - Rotten Romans. Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot. Read all about it! |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories: Cut-throat Celts Terry Deary, 2015-07-20 Readers can discover all the foul facts about the CUT-THROAT CELTS, including why weird Celt warriors fought with no clothes on, how to preserve your enemy's brain and why the Celts laughed at funerals. Revised by the author to make HORRIBLE HISTORIES more accessible to young readers. |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages Terry Deary, 2011-12-01 What on earth happened in the measly Middle Ages? Well... lots of really rotten things, actually! In the Middle Ages, the world was full of wild women, mad monks, naughty knights and crazy kings and queens! So read on if you want to know... * a genuine jester's joke * why chickens had their bottoms shaved * what ten-year-old treacle was used for Plus, you can find out all about miserable Medieval monks, the dreaded Black Death, and schools that really knew how to make the kids suffer! And there are gruesome games and revolting recipes to try at home as well! |
| horrible histories book covers: Who's Horrible in History Terry Deary, 2009 This title features fifty foul people from history-personally selected by His Dearyness for their beastly behaviour. It is split into ten sections, including Awful Assassins, Rotten Rebels, Wicked Women, Crazy Criminals and Ruthless Rulers. Each section follows a different format-stories, newspaper articles, diary entries, fact files and so on. |
| horrible histories book covers: Blood-Curdling Box of Books Terry Deary, 2016-10-06 All the foul favourites from the Horrible Histories series presented in a blood-curdling box with flip-top lid. Contains twenty books and includes the Rotten Romans, Terrible Tudors and Awesome Egyptians. |
| horrible histories book covers: Pirates Cherry Denman, 1990 Captain Enoch and his crew of incompetent pirates attempt to hijack Suliman the Slimy's treasure ship, with unexpected and exciting results. |
| horrible histories book covers: The Black Book of Communism Stéphane Courtois, 1999 This international bestseller plumbs recently opened archives in the former Soviet bloc to reveal the accomplishments of communism around the world. The book is the first attempt to catalogue and analyse the crimes of communism over 70 years. |
| horrible histories book covers: The USA Terry Deary, 2010-10 Readers can discover all the foul facts about the USA, including which president was so scared of electric switches that he slept with his light on, why cowboys declared war on sheep and how to have a civil battle. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. |
| horrible histories book covers: Horribly Hilarious Joke Book Terry Deary, 2022 The Horribly Hilarious Joke Book, from the Horrible Histories team is full of hundreds of horribly hilarious historical jokes and illustrations in one laugh-out-loud book. From your favourite ever history series - a book of jokes with ALL the nasty bits! It's so horrible it hurts! Which Greek leader was the best of the bunch? Alexander the Grape. A must-havebook for any Horrible Histories fan Illustrated throughout You'll literally laugh your head off at this comical collection of nasty bits The perfect gift for any budding comedian. |
| horrible histories book covers: Deadly Days in History Terry Deary, 2014-09-04 Deadly Days in History is the most horrible Horrible Histories book yet. Terry Deary and Martin Brown take you on 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). |
| horrible histories book covers: The Beastly Best Bits Terry Deary, 2014 Terry Deary and Martin Brown take you on a guided tour through the history of the world using their favourite bits of 20 years of Horrible Histories books. Featuring Terry's favourite stories, facts and tales and Martin's hilarious cartoons, they promise to leave the gory bits in (and the borng bits out)! |
| horrible histories book covers: London Terry Deary, 2010-02-01 Horrible Histories Gruesome Guide: London takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of London, exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. With this book tourists can plot their path to the past \- take a trip to the terrifying Tower, dip into the ruthless River Thames (London's largest toilet!) and peer into creepy St Paul's Cathedral. Plague, pestilence and fire, it's a trip no Horrible Histories fan will want to miss! |
| horrible histories book covers: Bulging Box of Books , 2009-08-16 Twenty titles from the best-selling series, presented in a bulging boxed set. Features all the best-selling Horrible Science titles from A-Z - well from 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 Vicious Veg |
| horrible histories book covers: 101 Most Horrible Tortures In History Stephen Liddell, 2015-05-06 101 Most Horrible Tortures In History misses out all the boring stuff and gets straight to the very sharp point, the weird, bizarre and even a bit of the gore! Often when learning history at school, we'd all squirm in our chairs at hearing about the odd bit of torture or terrible execution but on the inside a bit of us loved it. This book covers some of the craziest tortures that humans have inflicted on each other over the last 6,000 years from every corner of the world. Whether you like your tortures boiling-hot; if medieval dungeons are your thing or you think Mongolian tortures are the coolest procedures until the CIA Cold Cell Air-Con torture. 101 Most Horrible Tortures In History takes a wry look at history, torture and bizarre punishments of times past and just a bit of the present so that we can thank our lucky stars that none of this is ever likely happen to us. History doesn't have to be torture! |
| horrible histories book covers: Cruel Crime Terry Deary, 2012 It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: \* who was sentenced to death - by coffee? \* where you could be whipped for flying a kite? \* why a cockerel was burnt at the stake? Find out the truth about brutal school beatings, test you local policeman, and see if you can escape beheading in the Tower of London game. |
| horrible histories book covers: Harlem , 1997 A poem celebrating the people, sights, and sounds of Harlem. |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Christmas Terry Deary, Martin Brown, 2007-08-24 History with the nasty bits left in! Horrible Christmas tells you all the festive facts you ever wanted to find out but were too stuffed full of mince pies to ask. Want to know: \* a very rude pantomime song? \* why making Christmas pudding used to be a crime? \* how to get rid of carol singers? Read on for foul but festive food, seasonal stories to send shivers down your spine, and cruel yule disasters. History has never been so horrible! |
| horrible histories book covers: Crackin' Castles Terry Deary, 2016-09 From Tintagel Castle in Cornwall to Skibo Castle in the Scottish highlands, Horrible Histories: Crackin' Castles covers the history of Britain from the time of the Romans to the London Blitz. Filled with adventure, danger, magic, sieges, treachery, spies, revenge and much more besides - all in the classic Horrible Histories style! It's a seriously horrible read. |
| horrible histories book covers: The Really Useful Grandparents' Book Eleo Gordon, Nanette Newman, Tony Lacey, 2008-09-04 A collection of fun and eductional games, projects, interesting facts and things to do with the grandchildren, aimed at grandparents and published in the vein of The Glorious Book for Girls |
| horrible histories book covers: Horrible Histories Special: Wicked Words Terry Deary, 2013-09-05 Discover why words rule in this wicked book of them! Find out why they say the pen is mightier than the sword! Terry Deary runs riot through the horrible history of the English language in a book to leave you (and your teacher) speechless. |
| horrible histories book covers: Archaeology Is a Brand! Cornelius Holtorf, 2016-07 Possessors of a widely recognized, positively valued and well-underpinned brand, archaeologists need to take more seriously the appeal of their work and its relationship to society and popular culture. |
| horrible histories book covers: Home Learning Year by Year, Revised and Updated Rebecca Rupp, 2020-01-21 A comprehensive guide to designing homeschool curriculum, from one of the country’s foremost homeschooling experts—now revised and updated! Homeschooling can be a tremendous gift to your children—a personalized educational experience tailored to each kid’s interests, abilities, and learning styles. But what to teach, and when, and how? Especially for first-time homeschoolers, the prospect of tackling an annual curriculum can be daunting. In Home Learning Year by Year, Rebecca Rupp presents comprehensive plans from preschool through high school, covering integral subjects for each grade, with lists of topics commonly presented at each level, recommended resource and reading lists, and suggestions for creative alternative options and approaches. Included, along with all the educational basics, are techniques and resources for teaching everything from philosophy to engineering, as well as suggestions for dealing with such sensitive topics as sex education. Now revised throughout with all-new updates featuring the most effective and up-to-date methods and reading guides to homeschool your child at all ages, Home Learning Year by Year continues to be the definitive book for the homeschooling parent. |
| horrible histories book covers: Creating Writers James Carter, 2020-11-25 This unique and comprehensive text offers an original approach to teaching creative writing by exploring ideas, giving advice, and explaining workshop activities and has many contributors from some of today's most popular children's authors including: Jacqueline Wilson, Roger McGough, Philip Pullman, Malorie Blackman and David Almond.Creating Writers is a practical writing manual for teachers to use with upper primary and lower secondary level pupils that covers poetry, fiction and non-fiction. |
RAE - ASALE - horrible | Diccionario de la lengua española
1. adj. Que causa horror. 2. adj. coloq. Muy feo. 3. adj. coloq. Muy intenso o acentuado. Nos dio un susto horrible. 4. adj. coloq. Muy malo, pésimo. Nos dieron un café horrible.
HORRIBLE Synonyms: 272 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Synonyms for HORRIBLE: horrific, gruesome, terrible, nightmare, shocking, awful, horrifying, terrific; Antonyms of HORRIBLE: pleasant, delightful, attractive, delicious, enjoyable, welcome, …
Horrible - significado de horrible diccionario - TheFreeDictionary.com
horrible ADJ 1. (= espantoso) [accidente, crimen, matanza] → horrific una pesadilla horrible → a horrible nightmare 2. (= feo) [persona, objeto, ropa, cuadro] → hideous ella es guapa pero su …
HORRIBLE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of HORRIBLE is marked by or arousing painful and intense fear, dread, dismay, or aversion : marked by or arousing horror. How to use horrible in a sentence.
HORRIBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
HORRIBLE definition: 1. very unpleasant or bad: 2. very shocking and frightening: 3. very unpleasant or bad: . Learn more.
Horrible - Qué es, definición y concepto
Horrible es un término que proviene del vocablo latino horribĭlis. Se trata de un adjetivo que, de acuerdo a la primera acepción mencionada por la Real Academia Española (RAE) en su …
Significado de «horrible»
Jul 24, 2018 · Horrible es un adjetivo que se utiliza para describir algo que causa espanto, miedo o horror intenso. También se emplea para referirse a situaciones, actitudes o aspectos que …
SIGNIFICADO Y USO CORRECTO DE HORRIBLE
Que es muy feo o muy malo - Ejemplo: ha pintado la habitación de un color verde horrible; este vino es horrible. © Larousse Editorial. Muy intenso o fuerte - Ejemplo: me voy a dar un baño …
horrible - Definición - WordReference.com
horrible adj. Que causa horror: una horrible masacre. col. Intenso o muy grande: tengo un dolor de cabeza horrible. col. Muy feo, malo, desagradable: le hicieron un corte de pelo horrible. ♦ …
Definición y significado de Horrible - ¿Qué es Horrible?
Definición de Horrible, descubre el significado y todas las acepciones que tiene Horrible también puedes ver su etimología, su categoría gramatical, como es Horrible en otros idiomas y …
RAE - ASALE - horrible | Diccionario de la lengua española
1. adj. Que causa horror. 2. adj. coloq. Muy feo. 3. adj. coloq. Muy intenso o acentuado. Nos dio un susto horrible. 4. adj. coloq. Muy malo, pésimo. Nos dieron un café horrible.
HORRIBLE Synonyms: 272 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Synonyms for HORRIBLE: horrific, gruesome, terrible, nightmare, shocking, awful, horrifying, terrific; Antonyms of HORRIBLE: pleasant, delightful, attractive, delicious, enjoyable, welcome, …
Horrible - significado de horrible diccionario - TheFreeDictionary.com
horrible ADJ 1. (= espantoso) [accidente, crimen, matanza] → horrific una pesadilla horrible → a horrible nightmare 2. (= feo) [persona, objeto, ropa, cuadro] → hideous ella es guapa pero su …
HORRIBLE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of HORRIBLE is marked by or arousing painful and intense fear, dread, dismay, or aversion : marked by or arousing horror. How to use horrible in a sentence.
HORRIBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
HORRIBLE definition: 1. very unpleasant or bad: 2. very shocking and frightening: 3. very unpleasant or bad: . Learn more.
Horrible - Qué es, definición y concepto
Horrible es un término que proviene del vocablo latino horribĭlis. Se trata de un adjetivo que, de acuerdo a la primera acepción mencionada por la Real Academia Española (RAE) en su …
Significado de «horrible»
Jul 24, 2018 · Horrible es un adjetivo que se utiliza para describir algo que causa espanto, miedo o horror intenso. También se emplea para referirse a situaciones, actitudes o aspectos que …
SIGNIFICADO Y USO CORRECTO DE HORRIBLE
Que es muy feo o muy malo - Ejemplo: ha pintado la habitación de un color verde horrible; este vino es horrible. © Larousse Editorial. Muy intenso o fuerte - Ejemplo: me voy a dar un baño …
horrible - Definición - WordReference.com
horrible adj. Que causa horror: una horrible masacre. col. Intenso o muy grande: tengo un dolor de cabeza horrible. col. Muy feo, malo, desagradable: le hicieron un corte de pelo horrible. ♦ …
Definición y significado de Horrible - ¿Qué es Horrible?
Definición de Horrible, descubre el significado y todas las acepciones que tiene Horrible también puedes ver su etimología, su categoría gramatical, como es Horrible en otros idiomas y …
