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Al Capone and His Gang (Horribly Famous) by Alan MacDonald
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Category: Information Books | Series: Horribly Famous S.
Everybody knows that Al Capone was handy with his machine gun and had a few nasty associates. But in this book readers will discoer all the fascinating facts they didn't know, such as how he lived with his mum all his life and was a trend-setter in banana-coloured suits. Everything you ever wanted to kn ...Show more
Albert Einstein and His Inflatable Universe: Horribly Famous by Dr. Mike Goldsmith and Philip Reeve (illustrator)
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Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: Horribly Famous
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 ...Show more
Alexander the Great and His Claim to Fame by Phil Robins
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Category: Information Books | Series: Horribly Famous S.
Famously tutored by Aristotle, Alexander ruthlessly established himself as Macedonian king in the 300s BC, setting about continuing his father's wars against the Persian Empire (for their attackson Greek City states 150 years before.) Astride his horse Bucephalas, he embarked on his great eastern campai ...Show more
Boudica and Her Barmy Army (Horribly Famous) by Valerie Wilding
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Category: Information Books | Series: Horribly Famous
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.
Cleopatra and Her Asp (Horribly Famous) by Margaret Simpson
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Category: Information Books | Series: Horribly Famous
Everybody's heard of Cleopatra - she's the most horribly famous of all of Egypt's queens. Everybody knows that she had a fling with Julius Caesar - and - Mark Antony and that she had a nasty accident with a snake. But in this book readers can discover everything they didn't know and never imagined, such ...Show more
Da Vinci and His Super-brain (Horribly Famous) by Michael Cox
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Category: Information Books | Series: Horribly Famous S.
You've probably heard of Leonardo da Vinci...He is dead famous for: - painting the most famous picture in the world - designing the first-ever flying machine - being THE all-round fabulous Renaissance Man. But have you heard that Leonardo: - spent ten years making a seven-metre tall horse - thought pink ...Show more
Darwin and Other Seriously Super Scientists (Horribly Famous) by Dr. Mike Goldsmith
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Category: Information Books | Series: Horribly Famous
Even though they're dead, the scientists in this "Horribly Famous" title are still full of surprises. Not only did Darwin come up with the theory of evolution, but he also wrote a book about his pet worms! And Isaac Newton wasn't all that keen on science - sometimes it got on his nerves! Readers can fin ...Show more
Elizabeth I and Her Conquests (Horribly Famous) by Margaret Simpson
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Category: Information Books | Series: Horribly Famous S.
This book reissues the most popular "Dead Famous" titles in the new "Horribly Famous" series. It incorporates fresh new livery and cover artwork.
Elizabeth I and Her Terrible Temper (Horribly Famous) by Margaret Simpson
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Category: Information Books | Series: Horribly Famous
Everybody knows that Elizabeth I was called the Virgin Queen, that she had lots of admirers and refused to marry and that her army beat the Spanish Armada. But in this book readers can discover all the fascinating facts they didn't know...how Liz liked to lock up her ladies for getting married and how h ...Show more
Elvis and His Blue Suede Shoes by Michael Cox
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Category: Information Books | Series: Horribly Famous S.
Elvis Presley is horribly famous for being the King of Rock'n'Roll. But not everyone knows that Elvis escaped from tornadoes by hiding in a cave, flew halfway across America for 22 giant sandwiches and had a tooth stuck in his lung. This title offers what you ever wanted to know about the man with the p ...Show more
Horatio Nelson and His Valiant Victory by Philip Reeve
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Category: Information Books | Series: Horribly Famous S.
Everybody knows that Horatio Nelson won the Battle of Trafalgar and lost an arm and an eye. This book lets readers discover the facts, including how Napoleon nearly got killed by a polar bear, ate rats and maggots and was found pickled in a barrel of brandy.
Horribly Famous:Inventors & their by GOLDSMITH Dr Mike
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Category: Information Books | Series: Horribly Famous S.
You've probably heard of a few inventors and their bright ideas...Alexander Graham Bell and his telephone. George Stevenson and his Rocket (which was really a train). John Logie Baird and his television. But have you heard that...Bell didn't invent the phone, but he did make a weird machine out of hay a ...Show more