Keep your hands inside the boat at all times! Discover all the terrifying tales about the number one river in London with history’s most horrible headlines: Terrible Thames edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the Thames. From gory stories of death, crime, creepy creatures and more to freezing Frost Fairs which included an elephant parade over the ice, it’s all in Horrible Histories: Terrible Thames :fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits includedwith a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and newthe perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative readHorrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019’s brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie – Rotten Romans.Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot. Read all about it!
A dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the Thames. The regulars are entertaining themselves by telling stories when the door bursts open on an injured stranger. In his arms is the drowned corps
1. 9780500651667 Are You Hungry? (趣味立體操作書)What do you want to eat today? There are so many treats you can eat in a week! These pages are packed with flaps to lift, tabs to pull and plenty of surprises
A boardbook edition of this magical book in the award-winning If I had a... series. Have you ever imagined what it would be like to have a unicorn for a pet? Besides being much less angry than a troll and far more conveniently sized than a giant, unicorns only ever eat ice-cream for breakfast AND...every time you get upset they feed you candyfloss! In this humorous, energetically rhyming tale, a little girl experiences exactly what life would be like with a magical creature for a pet - from sprinkling stardust on grumpy parents to sliding into football practice on a rainbow. This book celebrates the magic of unicorns in a way that will appeal to children who are allergic to pink.
Learning Chinese is notoriously difficult and has long put off even the most linguistically savvy Westerners … until now. ShaoLan has used her entrepreneurial and software background to unpick Chinese
Who would believe it could be so hard to get a drink of water? And to find it at last, cool and fresh but out of reach – that was a problem indeed for a young monkey. But luckily for him, he had an ob
Meet Messy, a sock-eating monster who loves jokes and science. Each storybook is a new Messy adventure based on his search to find the answer to an everyday question about science. Why do things float
A beautifully designed, fact-filled fold-out book on Antarctica. John, an intrepid journalist, has long dreamt of visiting Antarctica - and finally his dream is coming true. He's off to Antarctica to be part of a scientific expedition.Join him on his journey as he learns all about this amazing continent and the people who work there.
Count to 20 and back with an amazing animal team!They’re all ready to run, ride, jump, swim and play all day.On your marks… get set… GO!There is a cup to win, and all the animals are invited. Virginie Morgand’s stylishly illustrated introduction to numbers and counting breathes a real blast of fresh air into the genre. This follow-up to ABC: Off to Sea follows Morgand’s boldly rendered animals as they compete in their very own Olympic games. There are weightlifting bears, fast felines, hippos in leotards and more.
Presents a fresh approach to reading ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, this introduction assumes no previous knowledge of grammar or ancient languages, but guides readers through the inscriptions, from si
Fifty years after his assassination on 22 November 1963, John F Kennedy is still a towering figure in the history of our times and across the world. This title provides a record of one of the enduring
Beneath the original Venetian glass and rosewood case at La Specola in Florence lies Clemente Susini''s Anatomical Venus (c. 1790), a perfect object whose luxuriously bizarre existence challenges beli
Lonely Planet Best of London is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gallery hop along the Thames, explore dark history
