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The Tudors: Kings, Queens, Scribes and Ferrets! by Marcia Williams
17.00 NZD
Category: Horrible Histories & Facts
Hear all about the Tudors from the great scribe Arthur Inkbott - history like it's never been told before! Join Marcia Williams on a journey through Tudor times with Arthur Inkblott, Queen Elizbeth I's favourite scribe and his pet ferret, Smudge. Meet Henry VIII and his six wives, fight the Spanish Ar ...Show more
Measly Middle Ages (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
16.00 NZD
Category: Horrible Histories & Facts | Series: Horrible Histories
It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: A genuine jester's joke? Why chickens had their bottoms shaved? What ten-year-old treacle was used for? Discover all the foul facts about the Measly Middle Ages - all the gore and more.
Eww Gross: Foul Facts and Putrid Pictures CBCA Shortlist 2024 by Dan Marshall
33.00 NZD
Category: Horrible Histories & Facts
Did you know your kitchen is dirtier than your toilet seat? Or that there is a mound of poo bigger than the Statue of Liberty? And that there is a parasitic fungus that turns ants in zombies? This is a disgustingly wonderful guide to all things yuck, filled to the brim with facts and activities that wil ...Show more
Horrid Henry's Space (A Horrid Factbook) by Francesca Simon
15.00 NZD
Category: Horrible Histories & Facts | Series: Horrid Henry
From multi-million-copy selling author, Francesca Simon, and David Walliams' illustrator, Tony Ross, comes the latest title in the successful Horrid Henry's Factbooks series. What sound does the sun make? How long would it take to travel there in a car? And how do astronauts go to the toilet? Bursting w ...Show more
The Epic Book of Epicness by Adam Frost
17.00 NZD
Category: Horrible Histories & Facts
Pick up this book and see what you can find... Crikey! That's dead scary. If all the dead people on earth came back to life as zombies there would be 101 billion zombies in the world. Aagh! Run for your life! Check your worryometer! If you see a tiger shark be very afraid, it will eat you. On the other ...Show more
The Ultimate Book of Randomly Awesome Facts by N/A
16.00 NZD
Category: Horrible Histories & Facts
HUNDREDS OF LISTS--THOUSANDS OF FACTS! In this world of BuzzFeed and YouTube, a big focus is lists. WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW is a book of best-ever lists, with a completely different look and feel to reflect today's digital world. The lists cover topics from science and technology to history and pop ...Show more
The Awesome Book of Awesomeness by Adam Frost
17.00 NZD
Category: Horrible Histories & Facts
If one vampire bit one person and they turned into a vampire, how long would it take before the whole world filled up with vampires? How much snot do you drink in a year? If you unravelled a mummy, how long would the bandage be? And much more! Pick up this book to fill your mind with funny, weird, rando ...Show more
Woeful Second World War (Horrible Histories 25th Anniversary Edition) by Terry Deary
17.00 NZD
Category: Horrible Histories & Facts | Series: Horrible Histories
If you ever hear old folk moaning on about the world today, just remind them how woeful things were in the Second World War. Readers can discover why the blitzed Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty, what really happened in Dad's Army and how to make a rude noise with a gas mask. With a bold, acce ...Show more
1001 Cool Freaky Facts by Glen Singleton
13.00 NZD
Category: Horrible Histories & Facts
Facts can be stranger than fiction. We have 1001 of them! Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur! Bibliophobia is the fear of books! Lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun! Mario was originally known as “Jumpman”! Discover 1001 freaky, funny, fabulous, flummoxing, far-out, ...Show more
The Barmy British Empire & The Blitzed Brits (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
21.00 NZD
Category: Horrible Histories & Facts | Series: Horrible Histories
History with twice the nasty bits...and this is 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 dreadful deeds down under. "Blitzed Brits" reveals what life was like for those who stayed ...Show more
Spartacus and His Glorious Gladiators (Horribly Famous) by Toby Brown
16.00 NZD
Category: Horrible Histories & Facts | Series: Horribly Famous
Everybody knows that Spartacus was a great gladiator and enjoyed giving the Romans the run- around. But in this book readers will discover all the fascinating facts that they didn’t know, such as how Spartacus fought for the Romans as well as against them, and once camped his army of rebel slaves inside ...Show more
Freaky Phobias by Joel Levy
21.00 NZD
Category: Horrible Histories & Facts
An encyclopedia of all the things we fear the most! From their fascinating names to their fearsome effects, Freaky Phobias explores all aspects of the things that make us shiver and scream. Packed with amazing images and filled with facts and figures, here at your fingertips is the truth behind the scar ...Show more