If you haven’t come across ‘Horrible Histories’ before you’ve missed a true publishing phenomenon – Terry Deary seems to have invented a whole new genre with his series of books looking at history in an entirely different way. In 1999, The Daily Telegraph recorded that he outsold Enid Blyton by four to one and a Libraries survey made him the most-borrowed author of non-fiction in Britain – adult and children’s books.

Horrible Histories Collections: Blood-curdling Box of Books Horrible Histories Collections: Blood-curdling Box of Books

All the foul favourites from the Horrible Histories series presented in a blood-curdling box with flip-top lid. These books are ideal for your child, easy to read and understand, These were bought for a 9 year old boy with Autism and global learning difficulties , and he absolutely loves them, .And if Horrible Histories wasn’t keeping him busy enough Terry has also contributed a range of titles to the True Stories series including True Mystery Stories and True Horror Stories.

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It includes the books: Savage Stone Age, Awesome Egyptians, Groovy Greeks, Rotten Romans, Cut-Throat Celts, Smashing Saxons, Vicious Vikings, Stormin' Normans, Angry Aztecs, Incredible Incas, Measly Middle Ages, Terrible Tudors, Slimy Stuarts, Gorgeous Georgians, Vile Victorians, Villainous Victorians, Barmy British Empire, Frightful First World War, Woeful Second World War and Blitzed Brits. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Excellent box of books, requested by grandson, so they have been purchased as part of his Christmas presents. He has also just set up a television production company and is negotiating to make a series of audio tapes and writing radio scripts for BBC World Service. Especially in this age of mass murderers walking into schools and places of worship and killing innocent people, I believe book publishers need to be more responsible about their age ratings for the books they publish. In early 1998, the Top Ten series was launched with two titles written by Terry, Top Ten Shakespeare Stories and Top Ten Greek Legends.

Blood-curdling Box of Books by Terry Deary (Paperback, 2016) Blood-curdling Box of Books by Terry Deary (Paperback, 2016)

They also have a map when the front cover is folded out, and explain some structures in the city when the back cover is folded out. By picking out the fun parts of the subject — mainly the gory and revolting bits — Horrible Histories makes learning fun and exciting, and a little less of a chore. Terry currently holds 8 out of the 10 slots for ‘Most Borrowed Children’s Non-Fiction’ authors in the Public Lending Rights annual survey covering July 1998-June 1999. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.I bought a set as a Christmas present but the box itself was broken and some pages of a few books were bent. Featuring some of the very best from Terry Deary's Horrible Histories series, and displayed in a great printed lift top storage box, this fantastic set is a must have for any child's book shelf. Terry’s latest additions to the Horrible Histories series are the Horrible Histories Special: France and Cruel Crimes and Painful Punishment. Features all the favourites, from the Awesome Egyptians and Terrible Tudors to the Rotten Romans and Woeful Second World War. Horrible Histories were launched in 1993 and are now sold in 28 languages from Russia to Brazil, Scandinavia to China.