Horrible Histories: Frightful First World War
by Terry Deary, illustrated by Martin Brown
Interest age: 6 to 10
Reading age: 6+
Published by Scholastic, 2013
About this book
Want to sing songs that were sung in the trenches, learn the codes used to communicate or find out about the role of animals in the First World War? Then this is the book for you. Terry Deary has created a book which details how life was in the trenches and at home for both The Allies and The Central Powers.
You can find interesting facts about how the soldiers entertained themselves and how life changed for women during the war. The information is presented in short bites with cartoons and illustrations which add humour. The book tells the story of the war chronologically and so can easily be read from beginning to end but it also lends itself to being dipped into.
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What to read next
We know that children can get hooked on a favourite book series or author and struggle to find something they love as much, but we’re here to help.
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Once someone has read all the books in the iconic Horrible Histories series, where to turn next? The combination of Terry Deary’s gory facts and Martin Brown’s humorous illustrations is hard to beat. But there are other books that might keep a young history buff entertained.
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