By Terry Deary (author) , Martin Brown (illustrator) Part of the Horrible Histories series
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Covering the events embroidered on The Bayeux Tapestry and more, this book has all the foul facts about the Smashing Saxons , including:
fully illustrated throughout and packed with horrible stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits included
with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new
the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read
Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie - Rotten Romans .
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One of the World Book Day 2014 Authors Terry Deary is the author of 249 fiction and non-fiction books published in 36 years and is one of the most successful children’s authors of all time. His Horrible Histories series has sold over 6 million copies in the UK and has been translated into over 40 languages, as well as being adapted into a BAFTA award-winning television series for CBBC. Terry was also voted The Outstanding Non-Fiction Author of the 20th Century (Books for Keeps). He has now turned his attentions to adult fiction and non-fiction and more television and stage work.
He is married to Jenny and they have a daughter Sara who recently had twins, Terry's first grandchildren. He lives in Durham.
Q+A with Terry Deary
Favourite Hero: Guy Fawkes
Favourite Monster: The Chimera
Your weapon of choice: Machine Gun
Special Secret Power: Invisibility
Favourite Fight scene: Gladiators
Goodie or baddie: Baddie
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Discover all the foul facts about the Smashing Saxons with history's most horrible headlines. Covering the events embroidered on The Bayeux Tapestry and more, this book has all the foul facts about the Smashing Saxons, including: who got cow pats as Christmas presents why wearing a pig on your head is lucky and how to make a dead Saxon happy. fully illustrated throughout and packed with horrible stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits included with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie - Rotten Romans.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Smashing Saxons and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Smashing Saxons features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, History, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Smashing Saxons was written by Terry Deary and published by Scholastic
Smashing Saxons has 195 pages
Yes it is part of Horrible Histories series
£6.29, reduced from £6.99. In Stock.
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