The Groovy Greeks: Hits 'n' Myths
by Terry Deary
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All the most horrible facts about the Groovy Greeks ready for readersto uncover, including why girls ran about naked pretending tobe bears, who had the world's first flushing toilet and why dedicateddoctors tasted their patients' ear wax. These bestsellingtitles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of TerryDeary fans.Tags
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I'm a fan of the BBC sketch show Horrible Histories, and I also have an interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture. So this book is something I would really like to read.
And it's very nice to read. Of course is it a children's book, but it is still nice and there are still some thing in it I didn't know. It focusses more on the weird / gore (but still OK for a seven-year-old) details of history. The passages are short, and there are a lot of comics drawn next to the text. I'm quite sure I would have loved to have these books around when I was a kid.
I'm a fan of the BBC sketch show Horrible Histories, and I also have an interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture. So this book is something I would really like to read.
And it's very nice to read. Of course is it a children's book, but it is still nice and there are still some thing in it I didn't know. It focusses more on the weird / gore (but still OK for a seven-year-old) details of history. The passages are short, and there are a lot of comics drawn next to the text. I'm quite sure I would have loved to have these books around when I was a kid.
I am a HUGE fan of the Greeks, so this was certainly a great add to the Great Wall of Greeks. I thought the text was very easy to understand, but still was better than any old history textbook!
I have the big box of Horrible History, so this was one out of many!
Many puns, like on the title: the Greek Soldier wielding a spear is saying, "Troy Story". Little bits like that. Puns that stick in your mind!
I have the big box of Horrible History, so this was one out of many!
Many puns, like on the title: the Greek Soldier wielding a spear is saying, "Troy Story". Little bits like that. Puns that stick in your mind!
Funnier than Rotten Romans. Very interesting, funny with hilarious illustrations.
See comments, so disappointing.
Indeholder "Indledning", "Guddommelig græsk tidslinie", "De grusomme guder", "Kæmp som en græker", "Frygtelige forestillinger og drabelige digte", "De vilde spartanere", "De underlige athenere", "Persernes magt", "Alexander den Større", "Tænk som en græker", "Lev som en græker", "Dø som en græker", "Underlige olympiader", "Mærkelig mad", "Grundig græsk opdragelse", "Romerne kommer", "Efterskrift".
Græsk historie som en lidt poppet tegneserie, men faktisk overraskende sober.
Græsk historie som en lidt poppet tegneserie, men faktisk overraskende sober.
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Terry Deary is an actor, TV presenter and author. He has written 315 books, both non-fiction and fiction, for children and adults. His famous Horrible Histories books have sold over 32 million copies in 40 languages since their launch in 1993 and have appeared as an award-winning television series, theatre tours and a movie. He has also written show more fifty professional plays, the TV series Terry Deary's Twisted Tales and has designed museum exhibitions based on themes from his books. He was born in Sunderland in 1946 and as a young lad helped out in his father's butcher's shop, which he credits as having imbued him with a sound work ethic. The Peasants' Revolting Lives is his second book for adults for Pen Sword, after The Peasants' Revolting Crimes (2019). show less
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- Canonical title
- The Groovy Greeks; The Groovy Greeks: Hits 'n' Myths
- Original title
- The Groovy Greeks
- Original publication date
- 1996
- Important places
- Greece
- Dedication
- For Jean Longstaff, with thanks
- First words
- History can be horrible. And do you know who to blame?
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The rotten Romans ruled - the groovy Greeks went to their graves. That's horrible history for you.
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- English
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