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From Vlad the Impaler to Attila the Hun — the most heinous moments in history are exposed in these highly illustrated biographies of the most villainous tyrants who have walked the earth.

It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why the Aztecs liked to eat scum? When the world is going to end? How to play a really violent ball game? Discover all the foul facts about the Angry Aztecs — all the gore and more!

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!

Horrible Science is getting a make-over! With a fantastic new cover look and a extra horrible bits at the back of the book, these best-selling titles are sure to be a huge hit with a new generation of Horrible Science readers.

This work offers an introduction to maths with the laughs added in! Why does a horse need hands? How many metres are there on the head of a pin? How dense are you? Find out in Desperate Measures — all the tricks, tips and short-cuts they don't teach at school.

It's 1917 and the Great War rages in Europe. When Daffy Rowntree's brother goes missing in action, she refuses to sit safely in England, and determines to do something to help win the war. Soon she finds herself in the mud and horror of the battlefields of France, driving an ambulance transporting the wounded of the trenches.

It's 1917 and Billy Stevens is a telegraph operator stationed near Ypres. The Great War has been raging for three years when Billy finds himself taking part in the deadly Big Push forward. But he is shocked to discover that the bullets of his fellow soldiers aren't just aimed at the enemy...

When Emily Elizabeth finds out the circus is in trouble, Clifford jumps at the chance join! But after taming the lions, walking the tightrope and filling in for an elephant, Clifford no longer needs to save the circus — he needs to rescue Emily Elizabeth!

Clifford and his pals just can't stay out of trouble, but that's what they get for playing around a construction site! Though Clifford ruins a wrecking ball and bashes in a bulldozer, he also saves his friends from wet cement and a boulder avalanche. After a full day of mischief, Clifford and his pals decide that next time they'll play somewhere safe, and a lot more fun.

There was an old lady who swallowed a shell. She didn't tell. You won't believe why this old lady swallows a shell, a crab, a fish, a gull, a pail, some sand, and a wave! But watch out when she burps, with hilarious results! With rollicking, rhyming text and funny illustrations, this lively version of a classic song will appeal to young readers with every turn of the page. And, there's a surprise ending!

The wait is over!!! Dav Pilkey's beloved Captain Underpants returns to face his nemesis — the evil Captain Blunderpants — with the help of two new superheroes, Great-Granny Girdle and Boxer Boy.

It's August AD 78 and Claudia is at the Forum in Pompeii. It's a day of strange encounters and even odder portents. When the ground shakes Claudia is convinced it is a bad omen. What does it all mean? And why is she so disturbed by Vesuvius, the great volcano that looms over the city.

Explore the solar system with this updated bulletin board that features a giant sun, the 8 planets, and the recently reclassified dwarf planet, Pluto. Includes a large chart that features a wealth of information about each planet, as well as 6 fact-filled cards about other members of our solar system, such as comets, moons, and asteroids. For use with Grades 3 & Up.

Perfect for beginning readers, this new reference is the most up-to-date, informative, and visually appealing dictionary on the market for children ages 6 to 9. Containing 1,700 headwords and 600 full-color photographs, this volume has been carefully designed to reflect the vocabulary and interests of early elementary school children.

Before introducing the world to butts gone bad, Andy Griffiths unleashed the internationally bestselling JUST books. He continues to amuse, annoy, and totally sick out readers with this latest collection of shockingly funny stories. Join Andy in his quest to shock and annoy everyone around him. Brace yourself — here come The Playground of Doom, Girl Germs, and Andy the Robot. Each madcap adventure is more outrageous and hilarious than the last. You'll laugh so hard you'll lose your lunch!

Expanding on the BOB Books' step-by-step philosophy, these box sets offer children and their parents a simple and satisfying structure for getting ready to read. Each set contains 12 books and one parent card. Full color.

What better place to write «key words» than on these 42 blank, write-on/wipe-off keys? Keys come in three colors to help you group words according to initial sounds, vowel sounds, word families, and more! Great way to teach vocabulary! 43 pieces: 42 Keys, 1 Banner (6 x 24). Plastic-coated to resist fading and increase durability!

From the photographer of the bestselling I Spy books and creator of the Can You See What I See series comes a Christmas search-and-find reader chock-full of fun. Children can read the simple text and use the picture clues to search for dozens of hidden trinkets and toys. Full color.

Scholastic s award-winning reading program is now available to pre-readers with the creation of My First Bob BooksTM. Expanding upon the Bob Books method and philosophy, these brand new sets offer children and their parents simple and satisfying tools that lay an important foundation for reading readiness. My First Bob Books:Alphabet helps children match sounds to letters, letters to words, and words to a story through the introduction of uppercase and lowercase letters and initial letter sounds. My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills uses humorous read-aloud stories to introduce spatial, relational and sequencing concepts that kids need in preparation for reading.

From gangs of gangsters to maniacs who massacre, meet the biggest baddies in history and discover how they tortured and terrifie their way to the top. Want to know: Whose savage speciality was nostril-splitting? Which evil emperor served up guts in goldishes? Whose axe-murdering antics were turned into a ballet? It's all you need to know about Villains — all the gore and more.

It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: What Stone Age people used instead of toilet paper? Why a hole in the skull is good for headaches? How to make a Stone Age mummy? Discover all the foul facts about the Savage Stone Age — all the gore and more.

This work offers an introduction to maths with the laughs added in! Why nothing sometimes means something? Can you beat Professor Fiendish's foul formula? What can stop a hairy green spot epidemic? Find out in the Essential Arithmetricks — all the tricks, tips and short-cuts they don't teach at school.

It's January 1871 when Edith, the sheltered daughter of a wealthy widow, pays her first eventful visit to the workhouse for the poor. There she meets Rosie, a rebellious, quick-tempered orphan who is always getting into trouble. Edith soon finds herself drawn into Rosie's wild schemes and both their lives are never the same again...

Step back to an awfully ancient time when pharaohs were phoul, servants suffered and everyone believed in an awesome afterlife. Discover the dire details of mummy-making, the truth about Tutankhamun and his creepy curse and find out why people worshipped a dung beetle. This book presents the history with the nasty bits left in!