Книги жанра Scholastic
Название: Stratford-Upon-Avon
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2006
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Stratford-upon-Avon may be a cute tourist town today, but Terry Deary reveals that the birthplace of Shakespeare was far from pleasant, with civil war struggles and beheadings making its history horrible.
Название: Terrible Tudors
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2007
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Want to know: • Why Henry VIII thought he'd married a horse? • All about terrible Tudor torture? • Which shocking swear words the Tudors used? Discover all the foul facts about the Terrible Tudors — all the gore and more!
Название: Vicious Vikings
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2007
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Want to know: • Why some vicious Vikings had names like Fat-thighs, Oaf and Stinking? • How to build a vicious Viking longboat? • Which vicious Viking god dressed up as a woman? Discover all the foul facts about the Vicious Vikings — all the gore and more!
Название: Vile Victorians
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Год: 2007
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Want to know: • What vile Victorian parents called their children? • Who had a gruesome glass eye for every occasion? • When the first public loo was flushed? Discover all the foul facts about the Vile Victorians — all the gore and more!
Название: Wales
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2008
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It's history with the nasty bits left in. Want to know: Why Druids split humans in half? How the Normans outwitted the Welsh with a lump of ham? How an army of welsh mums fought off the French once and for all? Discover the dreadful deeds that make the history of Wales so horrible — all the gore and more.
Название: York
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2005
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Terry Deary offers a whistle-stop tour of York's foul but fascinating history including details of the deadly diseases that plagued the city, why the vicious Vikings made such an impression and the truth about the criminal characters of Turpin and Fawkes. Comes complete with a fold-out map that shows all the horrible highlights of the city.
Название: Inkheart
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2008
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MEGGIE LOVES STORIES, BUT HER FATHER, MO, HASN'T READ ALOUD TO HER SINCE HER MOTHER MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED. WHEN A STRANGER KNOCKS AT THEIR DOOR, MO IS FORCED TO REVEAL AN EXTRAORDINARY SECRET — WHEN HE READS ALOUD, WORDS COME ALIVE, AND DANGEROUS CHARACTERS STEP OUT OF THE PAGES. SUDDENLY, MEGGIE IS LIVING THE KIND OF ADVENTURE SHE HAS ONLY READ ABOUT IN BOOKS, BUT THIS ONE WILL CHANGE HER LIFE FOR EVER. FROM CORNELIA FUNKE — THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING CHILDREN'S AUTHOR OF THE THIEF LORD AND DRAGON RIDER — COMES INKHEART, A STORY WITHIN A STORY, WHERE THE IMAGINARY BECOMES REAL. READING HAS NEVER BEEN SO EXCITING OR SO DANGEROUS.
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2001
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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? Even though she's dead, Mary's still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with Mary's secret diary, read all about it in The Scottish Herald, and discover some Prickly Thistle Facts about the Scottish Queen and her hopeless husbands.
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2008
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Eeeek! When Jack and Lewis’s monster drawings come to scary life, they wake to confront Electrotaur and Slashermite in their room! Can they get the monsters back into Tauronia — while making sure no-one suspects?
Название: Oliver Cromwell and His Warts
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2000
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The fascinating story of Oliver Cromwell warts and all. How the Roundheads ousted the Royals! Illustrated with PhilipReeve s fantastic cartoons.
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2007
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A sturdy steamship sinks like a stone in calm waters. A terrified magician performs a desperate disappearing act on a London stage. Investigating two mysteries, Sally Lockheart discovers a deadly web of clues that lead to a high-society murderer, and to the terrifying secret of the Shadow in the North...
Название: Sir Francis Drake and His Daring Deeds
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2008
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Sir Francis Drake is horribly famous for being the fearless explorer who sailed around the world, and the dashing sea hero who defeated the Spanish Armada. But have you heard that he was actually a bit of a pirate and once got shot without even realizing it?
Название: Woeful Second World War
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2007
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Want to know: • Who made a meal out of maggots? • Which smelly soldiers were sniffed out by their enemies? • Why white knickers could kill you? Discover all the foul facts about the Woeful Second World War — all the gore and more!
Название: Writers and Their Tall Tales
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2005
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You've probably heard of a few writers... — William Shakespeare and his popular plays — Jane Austen and her love stories — Charles Dickens and his big blockbusters But have you heard that... — William Shakespeare got mixed up in a plot against the Queen? — Jane Austen nearly became a Bigg-Wither? — Charles Dickens had his clothes ripped off by his fans?
Название: 101 Hopelessly Hilarious Jokes
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From A to Aliens to Z for Zebras, this collection of jokes covers subjects starting with every letter of the alphabet.
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2001
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With over 20,000 clear and concise entries, students will have synonyms and antonyms at their fingertips. And for kids who don't know their «principal» from a «principle», this handy guide also contains 2,000 homonyms. It's the perfect thesaurus for kids on the go.
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2008
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»Let's Pretend This Never Happened», «My Pants Are Haunted», and «Am I the Princess or the Frog?» are featured in this bind-up edition.
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 2001
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When first released to Muggles in March 2001, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages further enlightened Harry Potter fans about the dangers and delights of the wizarding world. Now these two charming works of non-fiction are available in hardcover — in a special keepsake slipcase edition!
Название: If You Lived 100 Years Ago
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 1999
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Readers travel back in time to explore life in New York City 100 years ago, where there's not a television or computer in sight! This illustrated guide reveals how people both rich and poor dressed, traveled, dined. And entertained.
Жанр: Scholastic
Год: 1998
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The If You series provides a child-friendly way for beginning readers to learn about significant eras in our past, while still being a lot of fun. Each book's inviting question-and-answer format and lively full-color illustrations make this truly living history. This series is a go-to source for history made comprehensive, comprehensible, and entertaining.
