The much-loved historian, podcaster and author of Dead Famous delivers the first instalment of a rollicking new children's history series, as he investigates what life was really like for the ancient Egyptians.
The first book in a fantastically funny new history series from best-selling author and chart-topping podcaster Greg Jenner!
Think history is just a boring list of facts and dates? Think again! History is hectic, exciting and unpredictable - in fact, it's absolute CHAOS! Join bestselling author Greg Jenner on a riotously fun journey through ancient Egypt, from brilliant beginnings to epic ending. Accompanied by expert Egyptologist Dr Campbell Price and with side-splitting illustrations from Rikin Parekh, Greg's whirlwind tour will cover everything you need to know about the Egyptians and show you what it would REALLY have been like to live through thousands of years of chaotic history. Hold on tight, because with history, you'll never believe what happens next!
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781406395655
Number of pages: 160
Weight: 149 g
Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 12 mm
Jenner makes a popular non-fiction topic feel fresh, condensing thousands of years of history into 156 pages of captivating text. - The Bookseller
Filled with facts, fun and effervescent energy, this illustrated treasure is fit for a Pharaoh (and history-mad kids!) - LoveReading4Kids Non Fiction Book of the Month
History has never been quite so fast-paced, unruly or fresh and exciting. No matter what you think you already know or have read this book will give you something new. - Armadillo Magazine
Irreverent, fast moving and the reading equivalent of a sugar rush. - The Letterpress Project
This book is presented in a fun and informative way for kids to learn from and enjoy. It is written in an easy way to read and follow. It is funny and also has some gross moments for the kids to read about. The illustrations add another level to this book, they are well drawn and appealing to children. - NetGalley Reviewer
The first in a new series of crazy new children’s history books by historian Greg Jenner, this is a superbly interesting history of Ancient Egypt!
Taking us from the earliest days of a unified Egypt under Pharoah...
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This is the perfect next read for fans of Horrible History. The well-established series takes interesting gobbets of information and presents it in brilliant ways to young readers, the ‘Totally Chaotic History:... More
We love this, filled with great facts, illustrations are fab. We enjoyed reading this together. Looking forward to the next one!
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