Horrible Histories (book series) facts for kids
The former front cover of the Horrible Histories special France
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| Author | Terry Deary, Peter Hepplewhite, Neil Tonge |
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| Illustrator | Martin Brown, Philip Reeve, Mike Phillips |
| Cover artist | Martin Brown, Philip Reeve, Kate Sheppard |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Civilisations, nations, periods, and various cities throughout history |
| Genre | Children's, history |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
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Publication date
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1993–2013 |
Horrible Histories is a series of illustrated history books published in the United Kingdom by Scholastic, and part of the Horrible Histories franchise. The books are written by Terry Deary, Peter Hepplewhite, and Neil Tonge, and illustrated by Martin Brown, Mike Phillips, Phillip Reeve, and Kate Sheppard.
The first titles in the series, The Terrible Tudors and The Awesome Egyptians, were published in June 1993. As of 2011, with more than 60 titles, the series had sold over 25 million copies in over 30 languages. The books have had tie-ins with newspapers such as The Telegraph, as well as audio-book tie-ins distributed with breakfast cereals.
Spin-offs
- Horrible Geography (written by Anita Ganeri and illustrated by Mike Phillips)
- Horrible Science (written by Nick Arnold and illustrated by Tony de Saulles)
- Horribly Famous (previously Dead Famous, written and illustrated by a variety of authors and illustrators)
- Totally (previously The Knowledge, written and illustrated by a variety of authors and illustrators).
- Foul Football (spinoff of Totally)
- Murderous Maths (spinoff of Totally, written by Kjartan Poskitt and illustrated by a variety of artists, the most common being Philip Reeve)
- America's Funny But True History (written by Elizabeth Levy)
- Boring Bible (twelve books written and illustrated by Andy Robb)
- Fair Dinkum Histories (written by Jackie French, illustrated by Peter Sheehan)
Images for kids
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The books make use of various media techniques, including cartoons (here by Martin Brown)
See also
In Spanish: Horrible Histories (serie de libros) para niños
