Most Popular Books by Terry Deary

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the INCREDIBLE INCAS, including how a bucket of pee could make you beautiful, why servants ate the emperor's hair. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

History with the nasty bits left in! Savage Stone Age clubs you over the head and drags you back to the days when people lived in caves, hunted wild animals and had never heard of table manners. Want to know what Stone Age people used instead of toilet paper, why a hole in the skull is good for headaches, and how to make a Stone Age mummy? Read on for incredible information on nasty Neanderthals, awesome archaeologists and curious cave paintings. Find out the truth about Stonehenge and what suffering scientists do with Stone Age poo. History has never been so horrible!

A brilliant Percy Jackson mini adventure plus Horrible Histories Groovy Greeks - a winning combo for World Book Day!The goddess Persephone has summoned Percy, Thalia and Nico to the Underworld in order to retrieve Hades' powerful sword before it falls into the wrong hands. Easier said than done in a world full of evil daimons, ghosts and ghouls. Not to mention Iapetos - brother of the powerful Titan lord, Kronos. This time the young demigods are really up against it - will Percy manage to return the sword before it's too late?Flip the book over for lots more ancient Greek fun with Terry Deary's brilliant Groovy Greeks: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 patients' ear wax? Discover all the foul facts about the Groovy Greeks - all the gore and more!

Horrible Histories finally turns its attention to Football. Read all about football's beginnings in the Middle Ages all the way to the First World War and its famous Christmas day match, plus awful injuries, silly supporters and not forgetting women in the sport, this book will cover everything you need to know about football's horrible history.

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories... Stories of the First World War from the bestselling Terry Deary, author of the hugely successful Horrible Histories. November 1916 - the war on the Home Front. Millie is being told off for breaching the blackout when a Zeppelin airship crashes over Essex. Millie, the local constable and an elderly helper must round up the armed German crew before they escape. Meanwhile the 'invaders' are worrying about accidentally setting fire to the houses they were bombing! A strange but true tale of the Home Front for 7+ from the master historical storyteller. Book Band: Grey Ideal for ages 8+ Quizzed for Accelerated Reader

HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: STRATFORD-UPON-AVON takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. With this book tourists can plot their path to the past - pay their respects at Shakespeare's grave, brave spooky Sheep street, and lob cheese in the river.

The Woeful Second World War tells you the foul facts about the worst war ever —from snow-bound cities under siege and fly-infested jungle trenches to Mrs Higginbottom’s house two doors down, nowhere was safe. Want to know who made a meal out of maggots? Which smelly soldiers were sniffed out by their enemies? Why white knickers could kill you? Read on for outrageous rumours that everybody believed and wicked weapons that nobody would believe. Find out about 80-year-olds who lied to join ‘Dad's Army’ and 12-year-olds who died defending Berlin to the bitter end. History has never been so horrible! With a bold new cover look and a heap of extra horrible bits at the back of the book, each best-selling title is sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps _______________ Ideal for readers aged 7+ A crowded train takes a wrong turn and hurtles at full speed into a section of track that should have been closed for repair. Among the passengers is the writer Charles Dickens. Can young workman Tommy stop the train in time and save the lives of those on board – or is it already too late? In this dramatic re-telling of one of the worst rail accidents in Victorian Britain, the Staplehurst Railway disaster, Terry Deary's Victorian Tales explore the fascinating world of the Victorians, including many of the incredible achievements and breakthroughs that took place, through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. This edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period. _______________ 'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue....just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical' - Books For Keeps

Grave robbers devise an elaborate plan to steal King Tutanhkhamen's riches after his funeral.

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the STORMIN' NORMANS, including why Norman knights slept with a dolly and why Crusader ships were defended with barrels of pee. These bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

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 in Horrible Histories: Terrible Trenches (World Book Day Edition) ... from both sides of the barbed wire. This bestselling title is sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary and Martin Brown fans.

HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: YORK takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of York, exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. With this book tourists can plot their path to the past - meet at the Minster, amble through the blood-soaked Shambles and then climb to Micklegate - where so many traitors headed off.

History with the nasty bits left in! 'The Gorgeous Georgians' tells you all about the people who lived in these riotous times, from lords and ladies with a personal hygiene problem to the starving and pitiful poor. 'The Vile Victorians' gives you all the terrible truth about revolting events affecting everyone not so very long ago, from the vile Victorian queen herself to some vicious Victorian villains. History has never been so horrible!

HORRIBLE HISTORIES: OXFORD takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Oxford, exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. With the frightful map tourists can plot their path to the past. Burning bishops, blood-soaked streets and student scraps, it's a trip no Horrible Histories fan will want to miss!

The Rotten Romans follows life for folks in Roman Britain from Nasty Nero and other awful emperors, to Brave Boudicca and the poor old peasants, who tried to send the Romans right back where they came from... Read on for rotten recipes, gory games and frightening facts including why rich Romans needed a vomitorium? The Smashing Saxons tells you the terrible truth about the pillaging people who bashed the Brits but got nobbled by the Normans. Read on for disgusting diseases, ghastly graves and terrible tales including how to make a dead Saxon happy. The Vicious Vikings is packed with frightening facts about these vile invaders - and their savage Saxon enemies - from cruel kings and vengeful Viking warriors. Read on for terrible torture techniques and vile Viking legends including why some Vicious Vikings had names like Fat-thighs, Oaf and Stinking? History has never been so horrible!

From Tintagel Castle in Cornwall to Skibo Castle in the Scottish highlands, Horrible Histories: Crackin' Castles covers the history of Britain from the time of the Romans to the London Blitz. Filled with adventure, danger, magic, sieges, treachery, spies, revenge and much more besides - all in a new Horrible Histories newspaper style!