Horrible Histories: The Awesome Egyptians - Terry Deary

Terry Deary is a fantastic author. He is famous for his collection of books known as 'Horrible Histories'. These books cover a wide range of topics in History and are supposed to make learning fun for children. One of these is Awesome Egyptians. Plot: This particular book takes us back in time to the time when the Egyptians were around. It's one of the original books by Deary but despite being older it still displays fantastic work. The pictures inside are delightful and there are a lot of interesting facts that children can discover. Age range: Although the books are aimed at children in the 9-12 age bracket, I do think it is suitable for ...  Read the complete review

Horrible Histories is a range of books aimed at getting kids interested in history by telling them the whole truth - with all the awful horribleness that “teachers don’t like to tell you”. So, basically it’s a school textbook with added squishiness and comedy factor. They’re priced at £4.99 each retail, but I got a box set of ten from The Book People (you know, the people that visit the workplace) for £10. The set includes such other titles as “The Angry Aztecs”, “The Ruthless Romans”, and “The Blitzed Brits”. The books appealed to me because they looked a little like 1066 And All That, a book I love, in its style and presentation. I wasn’t quite right about that, but ...  Read the complete review