Martin Brown Libri

La storia con tutte le sue schifezze Con una mazzata in testa Puzzolenti primitivi vi trasporta ai remoti giorni in cui la gente viveva in caverna, cacciava animali selvaggi e non aveva idea di come comportarsi a tavola. Volete sapere: • cosa si usava nella Preistoria al posto della carta igienica? • perché un buco nel cranio fa passare il mal di testa? • come si fabbrica una mummia preistorica? Incontrerete l'untuoso uomo di Neanderthal, arcigni archeologi e spaventosi spettri preistorici; osserverete maldestri dipinti rupestri e rivoltanti rituali; conoscerete tutta la verità su Stonehenge e sulla sofferenza provocata agli scienziati dalla pupù preistorica! La storia non è mai stata così brutta!

History with twice the nasty bits! Do you want to know how sniffing your own pee could have saved your life in the First World War? Or why wearing white knickers could get you killed in the Second World War? These two titles both contain curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible tests, as well as facts on both wars.

A new series of Horrible Histories sticker activity books, crammed with quick quizzes, foul facts and putrid pictures, the explosive Horrible Histories Sticker Activity Book: Awful Egyptians covers all things horrible in ancient Egypt. With over 250 savage stickers, children can help to explore perilous pyramids, meet suffering slaves and saunter past scheming sphinxes. But be careful not to get lost for ever in the mummifying mazes!

Bored with the usual suspects? Got a thirst for more nifty nature knowledge and a love of the unknown underdog? Then Lesser Spotted Animals 2 is the book for you! Discover more brilliant beasts you never knew you needed to know about.

Delightful and heart-warming debut story from renowned illustrator of the Horrible History series. A long, long time ago, a girl lived with her tribe in a cave. So together they embark on a great adventure, following the stream from their cave down the mountain to wherever it will lead them.

History with the nasty bits left in! 'The Wicked History of the World' presents the foul but fascinating story of humans from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to terrified teenage soldiers in the twentieth cantury - all in glorious and goriest colour. Want to know: * why Alexander the Great banned beards? * what smelly sport was played by samurai warriors? * who tried to bump off her enemies with a cake made with poisoned bath-water? Find out the truth about foul fighting in the Horrible Histories Rules of War, dare to visit the hideous homes in our Slum Street game and then brace yourself before you meet fifty of the most Vicious Villains of all time in our frightful fold-out feature. History has never been so horrible!

This book invites readers to explore the grim realities of Tudor life, featuring tyrannical rulers like Henry VIII, struggling peasants, and common criminals. It also covers the hardships faced by the plague-stricken Stuarts, as well as the conflicts between the Roundheads and Cavaliers.

LONG, LONG AGO, when kings ruled the land, dragons filled the sky and magic still existed, two small children stumbled upon the game of chess. This is your chance to discover it with them...Join PIP and HOLLY on a magical fairy-tale adventure and become a CHESS MASTER.Packed with INTERACTIVE PUZZLES and GAMES, and clear instructions and tips on how to improve your technique, this book is a must have.

The nasty bits at your fingertips. From foul food to coping with legions of lice, discover all the dire details of life in the blood and mud of the First World War trenches ...from both sides of the barbed wire. Want to How your own wee could save your life? Which animals wore gas masks? Why Big Bertha terrified the Brits? How would you survive?

Frightening facts are given about vicious Vikings, these vile invaders and their savage Saxon enemies in this double book which shares with another on the Measly Middle Ages. This shows what life was really like in days of old, when knights were bold and the peasants were revolting.