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  Filled with all the festive facts every Horrible Histories reader wants to know! The complete horrible history of Christmas tells tales of: the dark days when the Puritans tried to abolish Christmas the Christmas in the trenches when the British and Germans traded bullets for footballs plus dreadful jokes, rotten recipes and a Christmas quiz!   With full-colour illustrations by Martin Brown, this 2022 edit...

An Aldana Libros Book, Greystone Kids  Kids 9 to 12 will laugh out loud while reading this adventurous graphic novel, which brings an African folk tale to life for a new audience.  When Sarra’s parents die, they leave her with an important warning: never let Dan Auta, her little brother, cry. But Dan Auta loves to make trouble. He hitches a ride on the back of a bird, pokes the eye of the king’s son, and even pees on the king’s head. Making sure he doesn’t cry is much harder than Sarra thought...

“Raina Telgemeier fans will lap this up.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksA laugh-out-loud funny and empowering graphic memoir about growing up and finding your voice. Twelve-year-old Cindy has just dipped a toe into seventh-grade drama—with its complicated friendships, bullies, and cute boys—when she earns an internship as a cub reporter at a local newspaper in the early 1970s. A (rare) young female reporter takes Cindy under her wing, and Cindy soon learns not only how to write a...

When Jade explores her auntie's shed, she finds it packed with historical treasures. But that's just the beginning of her adventures, as she travels back in time to the Middle Ages on the trail of a stolen unicorn. Help Jade and her new friend Jack to solve the puzzles, find the unicorn and save the day.This brand-new adventure, featuring Jade, Jack and Leo the dog, is packed full of interactive puzzles and comic strips. Usborne Puzzle Adventures have been delighting young adventurers since 1984...

  Discover all the foul facts about the Stormin' Normans with history's most horrible headlines. All the foul facts about the Stormin' Normans are ready to uncover, including: why Norman knights slept with a dolly which pirate hung up his eye-patch and became a saint and why Crusader ships were defended with barrels of pee   Fully illustrated throughout and packed with horrible stories – with all the horribly...

From fake psychic to true believer, circus performerAnna finds herself dealing with the supernatural more and more, and isdetermined to use her growing powers to confront her sister's murderer. Has shefinally figured out whodunit, and can she prove it before a demon does herin?

He’s got the mind, the might, and the mustache! Join brilliant scientist and dashing adventurer ALBERT EINSTEIN in a battle to protect the integrity of our timeline when he joins THE TIME MASONS. But when an unthinkable threat puts the past, present, and future in peril, it’s up to him and a squad of epic historical figures to save the universe before the clock runs out. Get ready for an Einstein you never imagined in the greatest time-travel adventure history has never seen.

The continuing adventure of little rich girl Yaya and her street urchin friend Tuduo as they cross war-torn Shanghai in the wake of the Japanese invasion of 1937 in hopes of finding Yaya’s parents. This nine-volume series chronicles their long journey fraught with perils. The children meet all sorts of people, both friendly and wicked, as they travel toward Hong Kong. Yaya and Tuduo learn many growing lessons along the way, not the least of which is to judge a person on their character, not...

The hilarious adventures of the acclaimed mystery writer Agatha Christie as a child—a curious little girl who treats the everyday world as one big crime scene! As an unusual child with a penchant for puzzles, Young Agatha imagines thrilling twists on the classic fairytales (was the story of "Goldilocks" a plot by Baby Bear to get more porridge?), transforms a tea party into a crime scene, and in general drives her friends and family mad with her insatiable inquisitiveness. As with Young Moza...

'Epic fun! Epic laughs!' – Jeff Kinney, bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.'Another masterpiece!' – Dav Pilkey, bestselling author of the Dog Man series.Join Max's quest to become a knight in this bestselling comic adventure! Max and the Midknights is a laugh-out-loud graphic novel from the creator of the Big Nate series, Lincoln Peirce.Byjovia is under attack, and it's up to Max and her best friends – the Midknights – to save the day! The quest is on as the Midknights set out...

  Discover all the foul facts about the Slimy Stuarts with history's most horrible headlines. All the foul facts about the Slimy Stuarts are ready to uncover, including: why some slimy Stuarts ate toads, snails and fleas which king picked his nose and never washed his hands and why people wore fish on their feet! • fully illustrated throughout and packed with horrible stories – with all the horribly hilarious bit...

Although Kathy loves poetry, she is far too shy to recite it in front of her class. But the story of Pauline Johnson, renowned as the "Mohawk Princess," inspires Kathy to overcome her stage fright. Pauline, from the Grand River Reserve in Ontario, crisscrossed the country, reciting her poems to far-flung communities, making her among the most beloved literary figure of the Edwardian era. The Poet is one book in the Tales from Big Spirit series. Tales from Big Spirit is a unique seven-book graph...

From Bret Baier, New York Times bestselling author, FOX News Chief Political Anchor, and host of Special Report with Bret Baier, comes the first book in a thrilling new time-bending graphic novel series about kids who use their love of history to thwart an evil time traveler’s scheme to change the past—perfect for fans of Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales! Becca, Zack, Cam, and Thomas are best friends who may seem like an unlikely group on the surface but who have something very important in common...

In this special collectors' edition, books 22 to 24 are brought together in one fabulous volume.In ASTERIX AND THE GREAT CROSSING, a storm blows Asterix and Obelix off course. Luckily they land on the shores of a Roman colony - or is it? Teepees, totems, gobbling birds: it's not what they're used to. Julius Caesar sends Caius Preposterus, graduate of the Latin School of Economics, to corrupt the indomitable Gauls in OBELIX AND CO. Obelix's menhir trade is soon thriving - but does wealth bring ha...