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It’s history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: • Why burglars were scared of bogies? • Which poet said he ate an ape? • How a snick fadger might kiddy-nap your spangle? Discover all the foul facts about the Villainous Victorians – all the gore and more!

Gormy is small, blue and hairy. He has one quite good fang but his roar could do with some work. Gormy knows he’s got what it takes to be a monstrous monster, and when his dad sets him a challenge, Gormy realises that this is his chance to prove it.

Gormy is fed up with everyone telling him he isn’t monstrous enough yet. With perfect Poggy Boggles coming for dinner, Gormy’s day has gone from bad to worse. But with a mysterious creature wreaking havoc in the house, Gormy is going to need to be more than scary!

It's Christmas Eve, and Miss Clavel and her charges are all in bed with colds. All except Madeline, who answers the door to a rug-seller. But when she discovers that the rug-seller is also a magician, the little girls are whisked away on a magic Christmas carpet ride! The small but feisty heroine, Madeline, and her charming Parisian world have been loved by children and adults alike for seventy years.

It's science with the squishy bits left in! Why do vultures have bald heads? What kind of frog lives in a toilet? How do vampire bats slurp blood? Get the awful answers in Nasty Nature.

It's science with the squishy bits left in! What do slugs do with their slime? Why do flies throw up on your tea? How do insects drink your blood? Get the awful answers in Ugly Bugs.

When a boy called Bairn is rescued from his dangerous job as an Edinburgh chimney sweep, he appears to have landed on his feet. But his new job proves just as dangerous and he soon becomes caught up in a plot to kill Queen Victoria. Has he been saved from slavery only to end up swinging at the gallows? Find out in this Vile Victorian adventure, it's got all the gore and so much more.

A wild and wind-lashed wall separates two terrifying tribes: the Picts and the Britons. Two Gaul soldiers are given the task of guarding the wall — on pain of death. But with catapults, feasts and football to distract them, will they be able to keep the peace and solve the mystery of the lost legion? Find out in this «Rotten Roman» adventure, it's got all the gore and so much more!

- One of few series that covers a broad range of major events throughout U.S. history. — A proven, best-selling series that has been redesigned and completely rewritten. — Primary source quotes are included. — Fits neatly into classroom units about the American Revolution.

As punishment for a crime he didn't really commit, Matt was given a choice: go to jail or go live with an old woman named Mrs. Deverill in a remote town called Lesser Malling. He should have chosen jail. A strange and sinister plan is coming together made in Lesser Malling, with Matt at the center of it all. People who try to help him disappear... or die. It all ties to an evil place named Raven's Gate — a place whose destiny is horrifyingly intertwined with Matt's own.

Dr. Seuss Beginner Alphabet Cards use fun games and learning activities to teach the most important pre-reading skills: — Recognizing letter shapes — Practicing letter sounds — Matching words to things — Building small words Making rhymes Includes 26 alphabet cards, an instruction sheet for games and learning activities, and basic tips for teaching children to know their letters from A to Z.

This card set can be used to teach young children how to count and play with numbers. Twelve oversized flash cards are double-sided with excerpts from Dr. Seuss stories, games, activities, and illustrations. Includes a parent's guide. Full color. Consumable.

With foil and glitter, this set of 12 oversized, interactive flash cards will prompt even the most reluctant readers to play and learn such skills as matching, comparing and contrasting, pairing, and more. Full color. Consumable.

Look at me, says Elephant Joe. I'm a pirate! Pull the tabs to take Elephant Joe and his silent friend, Zebra Pete, on a thrilling pirate adventure... across the carpet, and all the way to the tea table!

Little ones will love listening out for the noisy farm animals in this big, bright pop-up book. Everyone can join in with the noisy 'moo's', 'baa's', 'neigh's and plenty of real' farm animals noises. With simple, rhythmic texts and playful illustrations this book is guaranteed to be a real page-turner.

The smallest fish can tell the tallest tales... Sorry I'm late, Miss. I set off really early but on the way to school I was captured by a squid. I wriggled and I struggled till a turtle came and rescued me. Oh, no, he didn't. Oh, Yes, He did. Tiddler is a little fish with a big imagination. What ever will he come up with next?

Turn the dial to make the magic wheels turn and watch the wheels on the bus go round and round! Sing the song and make some noise as you go along... beep beep, swish swish, move along please.

Little ones will love listening out for the noisy 'things that go' in this big, bright pop-up book. With 'real' noises on every spread, you can 'honk, honk' your truck, 'vroom, vroom' your car and 'whoosh' your plane. With simple texts and playful illustrations this book is guaranteed to be a real page-turner.

I am a fire engine. The ladder truck reaches high in the sky, the rescue truck carries special tools, and the fire boat fights fires along the shore! Little firefighters will love learning the names of their favorite vehicles and seeing them in action!

Little truck drivers will love learning the names of their favorite vehicles and seeing them in action in these shaped board books that are a book and toy in one.

Bold and bright, these tactile board books in the brand-new Little Scholastic line highlights favorite animals of varying colors and familiar objects to name and touch. Each shaped board book features foil accents and touch-and-feel textures throughout.

The nasty bits at your fingertips! The Horrible History of the World presents the foul but fascinating story of humans from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to terrified teenage soldiers in the twentieth century. 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? It's all you ever need to know about the wicked world — all the gore and more!

It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why some groovy Greek girls ran about naked pretending to be bears? Who had the world's first flushing toilet? Why dedicated doctors tasted their parents' ear wax? Discover all the foul facts about the Groovy Greeks — all the gore and more.

»The Awesome Activity Book» is stuffed with killer quizzes, gruesome games and amazing mazes to bring the awful Egyptians, groovy Greeks and incredible Incas to life. Want to: paint the inside of a pharaoh's tomb; learn how to compete in the odd Olympic games; and play the Incan initiation game? With over 200 re-usable stickers, the «Awesome Activity Book» will keep you (and your mummy) wrapped up for hours!