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10 Best Ever: 10 Best Greek Legends Ever!

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10 Best Greek Legends Ever!

Ten gruesome Greek legends guaranteed to get you groaning – because they’re told the Horrible way! New from Horrible Histories star author Terry Deary, these tortuous tales will make you tear your hair with fright. Now, I know your teacher told you that the Greeks were civilised. But I bet they didn’t tell you the NASTY BITS. This book will! So get set to see:

  • Odysseus munching on monsters
  • Monstrous Medusa’s horrible hair
  • Killer king Oedipus marrying his mum
  • Jason leading the avenging Argonauts
  • The evils of the Underworld revealed…

... plus heaps of furies, harpies and other killer creatures. They may be myths, but they’re really monstrous!

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Dead Famous: Alexander the Great and his Claim to Fame

Alexander the Great and his Claim to Fame

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He marched an army halfway round the world – but also mistook himself for a god and had a horse for a best friend. Just what was so great about Alexander? Find out!

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Eyewitness: Ancient Greece

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Ancient Greece

This title helps you to be an eyewitness to Ancient Greece. You can watch the past come to life: from how Greek athletes did the long-jump to why Socrates drank hemlock – explore the history, daily life, beliefs, and achievements of this amazing civilisation, whose influence can still be seen today. 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 this ancient civilization.

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Eyewitness: Ancient Greece

Eyewitness: Ancient Greece

This Eyewitness guide to the Ancient Greek world provides information on the mythical heroes and gods as well as the temples and statues still surviving today.

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Eyewitness: Ancient Greece Project Book

Ancient Greece Project Book

Gasp at the violent gods, strange myths and huge monuments of Ancient Greece! Discover its philosophies, beliefs and mighty achievements! Test your knowledge of Ancient Greece to the max with this fun fill-in workbook. It’s all interactive, which means you don’t just read: you get stuck in and explore! So try a quick-fire quiz! Turn the wheel to pick an activity! Stick in stickers! Memorize fast facts! What with a progress chart, reward stickers and a pull-out certificate, you’ll soon be a top expert on Ancient Greece!

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Greek Myths

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Greek Myths

Brought alive by dazzling comic strips, here are eight awesome tales of heroism, war, bravery and tragedy. From Perseus the Gorgon-slayer to the rage of the dreaded Minotaur, they’re the greatest stories ever told!

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Horrible Histories: The Groovy Greeks

The Groovy Greeks

The Groovy Greeks is full of fab facts about the hip and happening Greeks – who hung out all over 2000 years ago. This book tells you who had the world’s first flushing toilet and why dedicated doctors tasted their patients’ ear wax.

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Horrible Histories: The Groovy Greeks

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The Groovy Greeks

Apparently the Greeks (we are talking about the Ancient variety) were a rather groovy bunch. The boys didn’t start school until they were seven, and girls didn’t have to go at all. Greek children invented all manner of cool games just for something to do, and the grown-ups invented the Olympic Games and made the men run naked. But as this Horrible History shows you, things were not always quite so jolly… and some of the things the Groovy Greeks did were actually, well, quite horrible! So read on to see…

... plus many more yucky facts about the Groovy Greeks!

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Horrible Histories (TV tie-in): Groovy Greeks

Groovy Greeks

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The horrible book to go with the TV series!

Apparently the Greeks (we are talking about the Ancient variety) were a rather groovy bunch. The boys didn’t start school until they were seven, and girls didn’t have to go at all. Greek children invented all manner of cool games just for something to do, and the grown-ups invented the Olympic Games and made the men run naked. But as this Horrible History shows you, things were not always quite so jolly… and some of the things the Groovy Greeks did were actually, well, quite horrible! So read on to see…
  • Why 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! Ugh!

... plus many more yucky facts about the Groovy Greeks!

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I Wonder Why: Greeks Built Temples

I Wonder Why: Greeks Built Temples

Why did Greeks build temples? Why were the Olympics held? Who ran the first marathon? Who was the goddess of wisdom? Who talked to the trees?

If you’ve ever wondered exactly what the Ancient Greeks got up to, crack open this weird and wonderful fact book to see! It’s full of gobsmacking facts to astonish and amaze you… and to make you say ‘erk’!

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