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Horrible Histories: Knights: A High-Speed History
by Terry Deary (author) and Dave Smith (illustrator)
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Product Description
Get your lance and shield ready, and giddy up your white charger for a super-speedy, blood-spattered quest into the nasty world of knights! In this comic-strip caper, the long and complicated story of knights is told as never before – without being long or complicated! Dare you face all the dreadful details of that supposedly chivalrous era? Then strap on your spurs and set off on your terror-filled tour of the measly medieval world, from awful England to the cruel Crusades. Prepare for quests, jousts, castles, wars, boiling oil, sharpened spears and damsels in distress! History has never been so speedy!
Product Details
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Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781407111872
Publisher
Date published
March 7th, 2011
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GN590L
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- 96 pages
Condition
New
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Author/Illustrator
Terry Deary
TERRY DEARY
Terry Deary was born in Sunderland in 1946 and currently lives in County Durham. Terry is a former actor, theatre-director and Drama teacher. He spends his time writing and directing for his television production company, managing his website, terry-deary.com, and touring his Horrible Histories exhibition. Terry is the author of 116 books in the UK and over 250 more worldwide, mainly for children and teenagers, including the popular non-fiction series Horrible Histories. Horrible Histories were launched in 1993 and are now sold in 28 languages from Russia to Brazil, Scandinavia to China.
In 2003, Horrible Histories celebrates its 10th Anniversary!
In 1996 Terry was the best selling British children’s author with 5 of his books in the top ten best-sellers of the year (Waterstones Book Shop tables). In August 1997 he was still leading the way with thirteen titles in the top forty. (Bookseller listings). 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. 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. In November 1999 Books for Keeps magazine readers voted him “The outstanding children’s non-fiction author of the 20th Century”.
Terry’s district council have awarded Terry an “oscar” as one of their top citizens and Sunderland University have awarded Terry an Honorary Doctorate in Education (HonDEd) which was awarded in July 2000.
In early 1998, the Top Ten series was launched with two titles written by Terry, Top Ten Shakespeare Stories and Top Ten Greek Legends.
Terry’s latest additions to the Horrible Histories series are the Horrible Histories Special: France and Cruel Crimes and Painful Punishment. 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.
The Horrible Histories exhibition is up and running in museums around Britain until 2003. 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.
“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.” Books Magazine, July 96
“I do not like reading very much and my Mum is pleased that I have found some books I like so much that I read them without being asked!” Fan letter from 10-year-old boy
For more information why not visit www.terry-deary.com or join his fan club?
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What kids think
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natashakrywald
on 7 March 2013very good for quick learning
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Paradise56
on 6 March 2013horrible history books are real informative i like it
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rockstar101
on 6 March 2013i love it
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bugzy72
on 6 March 2013its a good book
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1Dluver2002
on 4 March 2013its is an okay book but not very informative
xxChocolateBoxGirlxx
on 8 March 2013
I found this book ok, but it wasnt for me. I found that I liked the other horrible histories books better :P