Scholastic UK

Geography with the gritty bits left in! Inside you`ll find out what happens when a volcano turns nasty, whether you`d survive at the frozen poles, and how a frog can help you get a drink in the desert. Hold on tight as you embark on a whistle-stop trip around the globe taking in everything from the perishing poles to desperate deserts, stormy weather to earth-shattering earthquakes. Crammed full of far-out facts, it`s the ultimate "Horrible Geography" guide to the planet. Geography has never been so horrible!

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

You`ve probably heard of William He is dead famous for: writing a few plays - having a bit of a way with words creating characters like romantic Romeo and murderous Macbeth. But have you heard that William: did a seven-year vanishing act - nearly had his head chopped off by the Queen - nicked an entire theatre? Yes, even though he`s dead, William`s still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with William`s secret diary, find out the news of the day in the Shakespearean Sun and prepare to be amazed as the curtain is raised on Shakespeare`s most dramatic acts. This title is Dead Funny - Dead Gripping - Dead Famous.

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011

It`s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: The rules of the orful Olympic sport of shin-kicking? Why locals like toob cheese in the river? Which of Shakespeare`s characters was baked in a pie? Plot your path to the past with the frightful full-colour map - pay your respects at the playwright`s grave, then brave spooky Sheep Street, home of an awful axeman, a weird witch and possibly the most haunted house in England.

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

The gorgeous Georgians may have loved preening in mirrors and prancing about in powdered wigs and pantaloons, but trust us - they were really rotten underneath! From lords and ladies` sneaky schemes for hiding their personal hygiene problems to the horrible hardships suffered by the poor, find out the real story. It`s got horrible highwaymen, raging revolutions, plundering pirates, and guys wearing wigs and make-up. Plus the schoolchildren who went to war with their teachers! It`s better than Hollywood - and - much more horrible.

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

This work features science with the squishy bits left in! How do plants suck out the insides of dead insects? Why do stinging nettles like skeletons? Which fungi can make your toes drop off? Get the awful answers in "Vicious Veg"!

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

You`ve probably heard of a few pirates including: horrible Henry Morgan and his flaming fire ships; awful Anne Bonny and her flaming temper; and, barmy Blackbeard and his - er - flaming black beard. But have you heard that: Henry Morgan ate his own shoes? Anne Bonny scared strong men shirtless? Blackbeard guzzled his rum with a dash of dynamite? Now you can get the inside story from pirates` long-lost log-books, read the terrible truth about real pirate life and find out all about the biggest, baddest buccaneers who ever sailed the bounding main! The book is horribly funny, horribly gripping, and horribly famous.

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

This book features history with twice the nasty and in an incredible new edition! In Barmy British Empire, readers get all the brutal facts about how Britannia really ruled the waves - from infamous antics in India to dreadful deeds down under. Blitzed Brits reveals what life was like for those who stayed at home in World War Two, from foul food facts about rotten rationing to awful evacuation experiences. With curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible history has never been so horrible!

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

This work helps you find out what happens if you go too close to a black hole and how flies tell the time. With a fantastic new cover look and extraorrible bits at the back of the book, this best-selling title is sure to be a huge hit with a new generation of "Horrible Science" readers.

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

Packed with the classic barmy blend of foul facts, cartoon strips, stories, jokes, activities and puzzles, the 2012 Annual includes a whole heap of nasty bits. A must-have for all fans of the series, it`s guaranteed to keep boredom at bay for another year.

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

This is another horribly hilarious story from Terry Deary. It`s 1348 and the shadow of the Black Death is descending over England. Geoffrey Copton returns from the war in France, only to find himself caught up in a plot to rob and kill an innocent man. Will Geoffrey and his friend Meg manage to save the day, or will the dastardly plotters get away with the and with murder.

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

It`s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why Ivar ended up boneless? What made a three-legged mare so terrifying? Why eating too many sproggs will get you a bazzerkin? Plot your path to the past with the frightful full-colour map - meet at the Minster, the home of battling bishops, amble through the blood-soaked Shambles and then climb the Micklegate, where so many traitors headed off!

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

Take a look at the mad Tudor monarchs and their suffering subjects - who just couldn`t help losing their heads. Discover who invited Queen Lizzie to visit his brand new toilet and what you get when you sew the front of a chicken to the back of a pig. This title presents the history with the nasty bits left in.

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011

It`s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: What caused the Great Stink of 1858? Why the flying dustmen were feared? Who ate a tosher for tea? Plot your path to the past with the frighful full-colour map - take a trip to the terrifying Tower and dip into the River Thames (London`s largest toilet!).

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

Everybody knows that Spartacus was a great gladiator and enjoyed giving the Romans the-run around. This book helps readers discover all the fascinating facts that they didn`t know, such as how Spartacus fought for the Romans as well as against them, and that once he camped his army of rebel slaves inside a volcano

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

A history of dark knights and dingy castles. It takes the readers charging back to the days of chivalry, when knights clanked about in shining armour waving weird weapons and peasants cleaned up the mess afterwards.

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

"Microscopic Monsters" is full of facts about the tiny world of microbes - viruses, bacteria, amoebas, they`re all here, as well as many other diminutive creepy-crawlies. Read the diary of a dust mite, get up close and personal with bacteria and find out what it takes to be a micro surgeon. This book is full of fantastic fact files, quizzes and cartoons

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

Everybody knows that Albert Einstein was the smartest scientist in the universe and that he also had some very bad hair days. But in this Horribly Famous title readers can find out everything they didn`t know, including how Albert was actually expelled from school, and how he was spied on by the Nazis and the FBI. With Albert`s lost notebook readers can at last get inside his super-brain, and in The News of the Universe, they can get to grips with all his amazing theories without making their brains hurt.

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

Discover how can you turn your brother into a zombie slave and why you are breathing poison right now. With a fantastic new cover look and extra horrible bits at the back of the book, this best-selling title is sure to be a huge hit with a new generation of "Horrible Science" readers.

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

Everybody knows that Boudica went galloping to battle in a big chariot, and became very angry with her Roman rulers. This book lets readers find out the things, such as how she burned London to the ground and chopped off the Emperor Claudius` head.

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: апрель 2012

In a dark vision of the near future, twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live TU shorn called the Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her sister`s place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

It`s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why llamas wore earrings and drank beer? How a bucket of stewed pee can make you beautiful? Why servants ate the emperor`s hair? Discover all the foul facts about the Incredible Incas - all the gore and more!

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2010

Josh`s father is missing in Mexico, presumed dead. Then Josh discovers that his dad was murdered. Suddenly he is caught in a race to find the legendary Ix Codex - a lost Mayan prophecy that predicts the end of the world and holds the key to unmasking his father`s killers.

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011

It`s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: why wax models were captured and made Prisoners of War? Which warrior went to battle naked? How to make yourself invisible? This work helps you to find out the tragic truth about Ireland`s foul famines, savage sieges and wretched rebellions, and the incredible Irish people who lived and died in them.

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

You`ve probably heard of Isaac Newton. He is horribly famous for: discovering gravity, being a right clever dick and getting hitn the head with an apple. But have you heard that Isaac: came bottom of the class at school, poked sticks in his eye and nearly blinded himself and nearly got himself executed?

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: апрель 2011

Josh thinks he has discovered the key to time travel. Should he use it to go back in time and save his father? Ixchel knows what he intends to do. Should she stop him? Before they can decide, Ixchel is kidnapped by the people who want to see an ancient prophecy predicting the end of the world in 2012 come true. It`s up to Josh to save Ixchel and possibly save the world. Time is running out in the exhilarating third part of the best-selling Joshua Files .

Издательство: Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011