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The Groovy Greeks: AND The Rotten Romans (Horrible Histories Collections) | 
 enlarge | Author: Terry Deary
Creator: Martin Brown
Publisher: Scholastic
Category: Book
List Price: $10.15
Buy New: $4.28
You Save: $5.87 (58%)
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 157373
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0439973325
Dewey Decimal Number: 940
EAN: 9780439973328
ASIN: 0439973325
Publication Date: September 19, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: In stock - Sent fast from British booksellers.
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History with twice the nasty bits| Want to know: Why dedicated Greek doctors tasted their patients' ear wax? What Roman soldiers wore under their kilts? Who had the world's first flushing toilet? The Groovy Greeks is full of fab facts about the hip 'n' happenin' Greeks - who used to hang out over 2,000 years ago| Find out about horrible heroes, phoolish philosophers and suffering slaves. The Rotten Romans follows life for folk in Roman times, from Nasty Nero and other evil emperors to brave Brit Boudicca and the poor old peasants, who tried to send the Romans right back where they came from. Read on for curious quizzes, rotten recipes, gruesome games and terrible tests ...for your teacher| History has never been so horrible|
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Shrieks of laughter followed by "Hey listen to this..." January 10, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The "Horrible Histories" books deliver up historical facts regarding American, European and World history in such an entertaining way for 7-12 year-olds, that the children may never notice how much they're learning. During a family vacation to the U.K. we first stumbled upon these books in the bookstore of one of the castles we toured and bought a couple volumes at our 9 & 12 year-olds' requests in order to keep them occupied in the back seat as we drove several hours to the next stop on our itinerary. Shrieks of laughter ensued from both children not long after we got underway, interspersed with, "Hey, listen to this..." The dreaded long drive passed without complaint from the denizens of the back seat, which was a welcome change, but by the time we arrived at our destination they'd each finished one book, were trading copies, and begging for more. We looked for more "Horrible Histories" as we continued our vacation, returning home to the U.S. with perhaps 8-10, which they re-read on the plane flight home. I bought several other volumes over the next couple years as gifts, which were eagerly received. My children have now outgrown them, but if you have children in this age group, they are sure to enjoy this book.
great way to introduce history to kids November 5, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
My kids love these books. This has led my son to read more about history from all ages.
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