Horrible Histories: The Frightful First World War - Terry Deary
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 Horrible Histories: The Frightful First World War - Terry Deary
 Horrible Histories: The Frightful First World War - Terry Deary ... everyone, from peace-loving protesters to the suffering soldiers. There are ropey rhymes and sad songs, rotten rules and sinister superstitions. Here is the horror and the hardships of World War I, which lasted for four years.Newest Review: ... and highlights straight away what sort of adventure we are in to before we even open the book... Inside the book you will ... more ... learn all about the First World War, discovering what it was like on the Front and in the trenches for the soldier. It's not all writing, although the funny and witty lines from Deary are going to amuse you! There is a good mix of text, and images and diagrams and such like too. These are good as they often help people remember things a lot more than writing does, and also attract children.
The book is aimed at children of around 9 to 12 years of age. I personally feel that this is ideal. The writing is a good text siz...more |
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The Frightful First World War (HorribleHistories)
Pages: 128, Paperback, Scholastic Ltd Last Update 30.12.2009 05:48
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The Frightful First World War (HorribleHistories)
Pages: 144, Edition: Re - issue, Paperback, Scholastic Last Update 30.12.2009 05:48
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The Frightful First World War (The HorribleHistories Collection)
Pages: 24, Paperback, Eaglemoss Publications Last Update 30.12.2009 05:48
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Pages: 256, Paperback, Scholastic Last Update 30.12.2009 05:48
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Horrible Histories: The Frightful First World War - Terry Deary: Oh the sorrow! (365 words)
by - written on 12/06/09 (Very useful, 8 readings)
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One of my fvourite things to study in History is the two World Wars. Terry Deary caters for both of these within the book series, Horrible Histories, and one of these books is The Frightful First World War. The cover of the book attracts me instantly. There is a picture of a soldier sitting deep in thought writing a letter, with a mess of fighting and barbed wire behind him. It looks very scary and highlights straight away what sort of adventure we are in to before we even open the book... Inside the book you will learn all about the First World War, discovering what it was like on the Front and in the trenches for the soldier. It's not all writing, ... Read the complete review
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