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Charlotte Sometimes

Charlotte knew boarding school would be strange – but it gets truly weird when she slips back in time to World War One…

Eyewitness: World War 1

This title helps you to be an eyewitness to the ‘war to end all wars’. From the muddy trenches to the triumph of democracy, you can discover all about the historic and world-changing events of the First World War. You can get the picture using the clip-art CD with over 100 amazing images to download. Then use the giant pull-out wallchart to decorate your room. Great for projects or just for fun, this fact-packed guide and CD shows and tells you everything you need to know about World War I.

Horrible Histories Handbooks: Trenches

What’s the worst place in the world? A trench full of mud, rats and bullets. Want the foul facts? Dig in!

Horrible Histories: The Frightful First World War

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The details of the dreadful war that affected everyone, from peace-loving protesters to the suffering soldiers. There are ropey rhymes and sad songs, rotten rules and sinister superstitions.

Horrible Histories (TV tie-in): Frightful First World War

The horrible book to go with the TV series!

The First World War was a war fought on a global scale: a war so terrible and deadly that they called it “the war to end all wars”. From foot soldiers drowning in mud to fighter pilots being blown out of the sky, it was absolutely hideous from start to finish. So if you like your history horrible, this is the book for you! Find out:

What the ‘Fat King’ did with food scraps and dead horses
How sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack
Why a pair of old socks gave away top German secrets

Get all the frightful facts about the First World War – with all the gore and more!

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Horrible Histories TV Tie-In Pack

My Story: Road to War

It’s 1917. The Great War is raging across Europe. When Daffy Rowntree’s soldier brother goes missing in action, she refuses to sit safely in England any longer. It’s time for Daffy to do her bit to win the war! Soon she is plunged into the mud and horror of the French battlefields, driving an ambulance which ferries the wounded away from the trenches. But even for rescuers like Daffy, safety is never guaranteed…

My Story: The Trenches: Billy Stevens, The Western Front 1914 - 1918

June, 1917. “Mustard gas! A feeling of panic hit me and I scrambled to get my respirator over my face before the killer gas got into my mouth and nose and burnt my lungs. It burned everything it touched. Eyes. Skin. And it always found a way in. Like now, I could feel where it had crept up inside the sleeves of my uniform and the skin on my arms felt like it was on fire. I threw myself into a muddy hole, pushing my arms under water, but I knew it was already too late. I stumbled to my feet, saturated, with the weight of wet mud clinging to me. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t see…”

The riveting diary of Billy Stevens, who goes to war in the trenches as an innocent boy from Carlisle. Will he make it home – and if so, will he ever be the same?

My Story: Trenches

June, 1917. “Mustard gas! A feeling of panic hit me and I scrambled to get my respirator over my face before the killer gas got into my mouth and nose and burnt my lungs. It burned everything it touched. Eyes. Skin. And it always found a way in. Like now, I could feel where it had crept up inside the sleeves of my uniform and the skin on my arms felt like it was on fire. I threw myself into a muddy hole, pushing my arms under water, but I knew it was already too late. I stumbled to my feet, saturated, with the weight of wet mud clinging to me. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t see…”

The riveting diary of Billy Stevens, who goes to war in the trenches as an innocent boy from Carlisle. Will he make it home – and if so, will he ever be the same?

My Story: World Wars Pack

Two World Wars which shattered Europe. Experience them in gripping story-diaries full of drama, dirt and danger!

Private Peaceful

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From the blazing battlefields of World War One, a young soldier remembers his childhood. This intense and heartfelt reflection on war casts an unshakeable spell.

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