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The Frightful First World War And The Woeful Second World War
History with twice the nasty bits! Want to know: How sniffing your own pee could save your life in the First World War? Why wearing white knickers could get you killed in the Second World War? How a pair of old socks gave away top secrets? The Frightful First World War tells you all the horrors and hardships of the war that was meant to last four months ...but ground on for four grim years. The Woeful Second World War gives you the dire details about the worst war ever - from snow-bound cities under siege to fly-infested jungle trenches. Read on for curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible tests ...for your teacher! History has never been so horrible!
256 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2000
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About the author
Terry Deary
833 books834 followersA former actor, theatre-director and drama teacher, Deary says he began writing when he was 29. Most famously, he is one of the authors of the Horrible Histories series of books popular among children for their disgusting details, gory information and humorous pictures and among adults for getting children interested in history. Books in the series have been widely translated into other languages and imitated.
A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV for a period in 2002.
The first series of a live-action comedy sketch show of the same name was shown on CBBC in 2009 and a second series is due.
Terry is also known widely throughout children and adult reading groups alike for his True Stories series (see below for series list).
He received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K.
-Wikipedia
A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV for a period in 2002.
The first series of a live-action comedy sketch show of the same name was shown on CBBC in 2009 and a second series is due.
Terry is also known widely throughout children and adult reading groups alike for his True Stories series (see below for series list).
He received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K.
-Wikipedia
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December 12, 2019
The title is Frightful First Wolrd War written in 1999 by Terry Deary. It was illustrated by Martin Brown. It's a funny documentary with pieces of comic.
It is about many stories of soldiers in the first World War. It's a succession of fun facts that we don't know.
What a great book ! We like the book because almost all fun facts are entertaning and fascinating. It makes you understand the time the author speaks about. The author wants to witness how the war really was. It's simple to read and it's short. It procures emotions like sadness or joyful when there are jokes. The illustrations are great and well realised.
But some of fun facts are uninteresting and sometimes boring.
We recommand this book.
It is about many stories of soldiers in the first World War. It's a succession of fun facts that we don't know.
What a great book ! We like the book because almost all fun facts are entertaning and fascinating. It makes you understand the time the author speaks about. The author wants to witness how the war really was. It's simple to read and it's short. It procures emotions like sadness or joyful when there are jokes. The illustrations are great and well realised.
But some of fun facts are uninteresting and sometimes boring.
We recommand this book.
March 11, 2018
I had always wanted to know about the world wars but never succeeded in finding the right book .
My criteria was,
1)Not too much details about one particular event
2)Not too many pages and at the same time should give clear picture.
3)Keep me interested .
4)I should be able to remember some facts at least post reading also !!
And voila ! the book seemed satisfy all the above.
I recommend it for all history loving kids and adults :p
P.S. this book was written for history loving kids only :p
My criteria was,
1)Not too much details about one particular event
2)Not too many pages and at the same time should give clear picture.
3)Keep me interested .
4)I should be able to remember some facts at least post reading also !!
And voila ! the book seemed satisfy all the above.
I recommend it for all history loving kids and adults :p
P.S. this book was written for history loving kids only :p
July 11, 2019
Didn’t quite finish but feel I got a good grasp on the book. Fantastic - loved it as a kid and love it now. Well organised page turner, perfect for the attention span of children aged 7-12 and adults alike. Ideal further reading for students and many sections can be lifted and expanded upon in class (WW1 Ghost stories for instance).
900-999-geography-history
January 14, 2020940.3
January 24, 2022
This two-part book gave me a "frightful" first understanding of the horrors of trench warfare and the atrocities of the Nazi hierarchy.
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August 29, 2014Book title: The Frightful First World War and The Woeful Second World War
Writer: Terry Deary and Martin Brown
Synopsis:
The Frightful First World War and The Woeful Second World War is a non-fiction book. It lists the historical events of both world wars in chronological order.
Review:
The Frightful First World War and The Woeful Second World War is a non-fiction book in the Horrible Histories series of books. It has great comical illustrations by the authors. This book is a great resource to be used in key stage two either for assisted reading, independent reading, in a history lesson or in a literacy lesson. For assisted reading and independent reading it could build on the pupil’s vocabulary, build on their confidence in reading and assist in their research for homework. In a history lesson this book could be used to extend the lesson’s learning objective, to assist pupils in completing worksheets, or assist pupils who are in a group discussion. For a literacy lesson this book could be used to demonstrate to the class a good example of creative writing.
Writer: Terry Deary and Martin Brown
Synopsis:
The Frightful First World War and The Woeful Second World War is a non-fiction book. It lists the historical events of both world wars in chronological order.
Review:
The Frightful First World War and The Woeful Second World War is a non-fiction book in the Horrible Histories series of books. It has great comical illustrations by the authors. This book is a great resource to be used in key stage two either for assisted reading, independent reading, in a history lesson or in a literacy lesson. For assisted reading and independent reading it could build on the pupil’s vocabulary, build on their confidence in reading and assist in their research for homework. In a history lesson this book could be used to extend the lesson’s learning objective, to assist pupils in completing worksheets, or assist pupils who are in a group discussion. For a literacy lesson this book could be used to demonstrate to the class a good example of creative writing.
May 1, 2009
Half way through (just starting WWII) and I'm impressed by how informative it is, despite the jokey style, the content does not dodge the unwholesome facts and conditions. Mooched for a BookMooch friend.
I felt that the first world war was dealt with a little better than the second world war. There was no detail of the horror and injury caused by the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, for instance, it really seemed specifically concerned with the European arena and glossed over the reality of the war in the Pacific.
I felt that the first world war was dealt with a little better than the second world war. There was no detail of the horror and injury caused by the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, for instance, it really seemed specifically concerned with the European arena and glossed over the reality of the war in the Pacific.
July 29, 2011
Horrible Histories is a series of illustrated books published in the UK by Scholastic. They are designed to get children interested in history by concentrating on the trivial, unusual, gory, or unpleasant. They are exceptionally well loved by my history loving children
May 7, 2010
Excellent - fun, funny and historically accurate.
September 8, 2013
恐怖的歷史系列大多走幽默路線，這本兩次世界大戰的合集少見的較為沉重。不多著墨於列強勢力、戰爭起因與過程等歷史書應該談論的議題，反而從基層軍人和平民的苦難辛酸強調戰爭的殘酷無情與人性的光明黑暗。作者應該是想藉此書在學童心中種下和平種子吧。不要重蹈覆轍。Remember. Never Again.
August 15, 2016
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