- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Bookhouse (1 Sep 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1906714673
- ISBN-13: 978-1906714673
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 20.8 x 0.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 254,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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As if the plague wasn't bad enough, here comes the fiery antidote! As famous diary-keeper Samuel Pepys, you'll witness four days and four nights of fire and live to tell the tale. Find out how people lived in the London of 1666, how they coped in the aftermath and all importantly, whodunnit! - or at least who we think dunnit! "The Danger Zone" is a constantly-growing library of over 50 exciting titles which transport the reader to the grisliest times and places in history. The first-person narrative approach puts the reader in the shoes (or sandals or army boots or cloth sacks) of some of the most unfortunate people ever to have lived - from pyramid builders to viking explorers, from medieval knights to the crew of the Titanic. Humourous cartoon-style illustrations and speech bubbles bring the characters to life, while informative captions explain processes or chronological events. Each spread comes complete with a Handy Hint box, offering a clever tip on how to survive whatever ghastly situation you've found yourself in.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this at the Museum of London gift shop to stop my 6 yr old son pestering me for tat! I was surprised to find it kept him engrossed for the hour's journey home and he's read it a couple of times again since.
Essentially it's a bit like Horrible Histories for younger children, with less focus on the gruesome stuff but still lots of fun facts and funny pictures. It's written as though the reader is Samuel Pepys and explains what you'd be experiencing during the Fire of London, with lots of interesting details about life in 1666 London. It's well-designed with detailed and entertaining colour illustrations and the text is in manageable chunks with lots of boxes, thought bubbles, etc.
The "Avoid" theme is quite clever as it helps to engage the reader, getting them to think more critically about what kind of things were done to fight or prevent fire.
I'm about to buy some of the others in the series at my son's request. Although he likes to read fiction he'd much rather be playing on his DS, so I am impressed to find a non-fiction series he enjoys reading. My son is quite a confident reader for age 6 but he had to ask me about some of the words so I'd say it is suitable for approx 6-8 yr olds.
If the publisher reads this, please try to get the "look inside" feature onto some of the books in this series as it's very hard, as a parent, to judge whether a book will be appealing for your child, or is the right reading age without being able to see a page of it.
Essentially it's a bit like Horrible Histories for younger children, with less focus on the gruesome stuff but still lots of fun facts and funny pictures. It's written as though the reader is Samuel Pepys and explains what you'd be experiencing during the Fire of London, with lots of interesting details about life in 1666 London. It's well-designed with detailed and entertaining colour illustrations and the text is in manageable chunks with lots of boxes, thought bubbles, etc.
The "Avoid" theme is quite clever as it helps to engage the reader, getting them to think more critically about what kind of things were done to fight or prevent fire.
I'm about to buy some of the others in the series at my son's request. Although he likes to read fiction he'd much rather be playing on his DS, so I am impressed to find a non-fiction series he enjoys reading. My son is quite a confident reader for age 6 but he had to ask me about some of the words so I'd say it is suitable for approx 6-8 yr olds.
If the publisher reads this, please try to get the "look inside" feature onto some of the books in this series as it's very hard, as a parent, to judge whether a book will be appealing for your child, or is the right reading age without being able to see a page of it.
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Brilliant book! Perfect for my 7 year old grand daughter doing this at school. Contains lots of facts really interesting for children
Format:Paperback
This was a good purchase! My son aged 7 was doing The Great Fire of London at school and this book was bought to help.
It was easy to understand with enough illustrations to break it up and make it interesting. My son could read most of it himself with a bit of help and enjoyed finding out what went on. He took the book into school too. Will look out for the others in the series.
It was easy to understand with enough illustrations to break it up and make it interesting. My son could read most of it himself with a bit of help and enjoyed finding out what went on. He took the book into school too. Will look out for the others in the series.
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