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Horrible Histories Smashing Saxons

Name: Horrible Histories Smashing Saxons
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
ISBN: 9781407165615

By Terry Deary

Part of the Horrible Histories series

Discover Saxon battles, bizarre customs and gruesome secrets—including one puzzling way to keep the dead happy.

humorous informative gruesome engaging

Pageticker community rating

Average score: 4.2

From 5 readers

Genres

Humour Non-fiction

What is Horrible Histories Smashing Saxons about?

Discover the savage world of the Saxons in this hilarious and gruesome guide! Learn about their bloody battles, bizarre customs like wearing pigs on their heads for luck, and the revolting diseases they endured. Find out who received cow pats as Christmas presents and how to keep a dead Saxon happy. Packed with jokes, cartoons, and quizzes, this book makes history horribly fun!

About the author

Terry Deary is a British author best known for writing the funny and fascinating Horrible Histories books. He loves making history exciting by sharing weird and wonderful facts about the past. Terry’s clever stories and jokes help children learn and laugh at the same time, making reading about history lots of fun!

Pages

139 pages

Reading age

Junior (8-13)

This edition

2016

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