Horrible Histories - The Angry Aztecs

Terry Deary is one of my favourite childhood authors. He is a delight to read, and his series of Horrible Histories books are definitely a winner with me. One of the books by this title is The Angry Aztecs. Cover: The cover to the Angry Aztecs is quite interesting. It has a picture of somebody who has been captured, and it appears that he is about to make a journey of what looks like a thousand steps. The main shades are yellow and orange, and its brightness does draw in your attention. Plot: Before I read this I hadn;t really heard of the Aztecs so it was quite a nice read indeed. I learend a lot about them, and in such an interesting way ...  Read the complete review

I used to love this series of books when I was in primary school a couple of years ago, it is easy to read and full of interesting and sometimes gruesome facts. I was only disappointed that my Primary School only had 1 or 2 books from the Horrible History series. Separated into 9 chapters, including Introduction & Epilogue, and within each chapter are a number of sections, this book is easy to read & collect information from. Intended for children from 8-11 it strongly goes against teachers and gives children the truth, no matter how gruesome, for example the Aztecs sacrificed 50,000 people a year, that's 1,000 a week, 6 every hour and 1 ...  Read the complete review

The Angry Aztecs is another in the popular “Horrible Histories” range of books aimed at children, but which can also be quite fun and enlightening for we older ones. They’re a really easy read but despite their slim volumes, inclusion of cartoon illustrations and appeal to the kiddies, they contain a mine of intriguing information about past civilisations and suchlike. Of course, with a name like “Horrible Histories” you expect a certain amount of gore… which the books gleefully deliver. All the Horrible Histories are written by Terry Deary, who obviously has a real passion for bringing history to life. In this book, <B>The Angry Aztecs</b>, he ...  Read the complete review