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Technical Details
| Item Weight | 699 g |
| Product Dimensions | 38 x 32.8 x 4.8 cm |
| Manufacturer recommended age: | 8 years and up |
| Item model number | 1105062 |
| Number of Puzzle Pieces | 300 |
| Assembly Required | No |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B00140IL24 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 9,281 in Toys & Games (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 1.2 Kg |
| Delivery Destinations: | Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered. |
| Date First Available | 1 Jan 2008 |
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Manufacturer's Description
300 piece jigsaw puzzles based on Scholastics best selling Horrible Histories books written by Terry Deary and illustrated by Martin Brown. Each jigsaw includes an 8-page Loony Leaflet stuffed full of foul facts. History with the nasty bits in pieces.
Product Description
300-piece jigsaw puzzle based on Scholastic's bestselling books written by Terry Deary and illustrated by Martin Brown. One of a range of puzzles featuring Horrible scenes of Blackbeard's swashbuckling pirates, a dirty, dangerous Tudor town, the cruel Colosseum and a crumbling castle. Each jigsaw includes an 8-page Loathsome Leaflet stuffed with foul facts. History with the nasty bits in pieces!
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I bought this jigsaw for my 9 yr old son for Christmas. We only opened it last week and we had great fun doing the jigsaw together. Once started he did not want to stop until completed. It is very colourful and very good quality - nice thick shiney pieces. Only grumble (if I need to do so) is that the pieces were perhaps slightly bigger than I expected for a 300 piece jigsaw. Thinking about ordering a different jigsaw in the range so it must be good.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The "Putrid Pirates" puzzle is a "Horrible Histories" product, part of a range of items including books, and currently popular as a BBC series which "leave the horrible bits in" and aim to make history more interesting to children. There are various puzzles in the collection available featuring different periods of history. As you can see from the picture, this particular puzzle features a pirate scene, with a boat being attacked. There is lots of detail to the picture which shows pirates aplenty attacking sailors with a range of weapons. It's not over gory, but it does feature blood shed and lot of pirate utterances in speech bubbles, in cartoon style. The colours are quite muted but it's well drawn and there's plenty of interest. As a puzzle it works well as there is a range of shades to the colours which makes it easier to find the pieces, and as there are lots of figures that helps too. It's a fun and realistic scene.
This is a "grown up" puzzle, and so the pieces are a couple of centimetres across. The puzzle itself is quite substantial at 47cm by 67cm so you will need to make it on quite a large table. I found that my 7 year old could complete the puzzle in a couple of sittings, her level of concentration is fairly good, but with a little guidance she didn't find this too frustrating, though she did realise quite early on that the puzzle would be quite a challenge. My child enjoyed making it, I think it is well designed because the pieces are a good range of different shapes and the fact that they have "horrible histories" printed on the back makes it easier to sort them so they are all the right way round before you start finding the edge pieces (that IS the only way to do a puzzle - right?).... Read more ›
This is a "grown up" puzzle, and so the pieces are a couple of centimetres across. The puzzle itself is quite substantial at 47cm by 67cm so you will need to make it on quite a large table. I found that my 7 year old could complete the puzzle in a couple of sittings, her level of concentration is fairly good, but with a little guidance she didn't find this too frustrating, though she did realise quite early on that the puzzle would be quite a challenge. My child enjoyed making it, I think it is well designed because the pieces are a good range of different shapes and the fact that they have "horrible histories" printed on the back makes it easier to sort them so they are all the right way round before you start finding the edge pieces (that IS the only way to do a puzzle - right?).... Read more ›
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Robcol
Durability:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good fun and suitably challenging for 7/8 year olds without taking too long to complete. Excellent (gory!) details to observe when complete.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
We have all the 'Horrible Histories' jigsaws for my 6year old girl, she loves them and does them over and over again.Moving on to the science ones now, Highly recomended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Lolo36
Durability:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good subject but poor quality...
I bought this puzzle for my 8 year old nephew and he was pleased to receive it. It's appropriate for his age and was challenging enough that I sat with him and his mum and it took the three of us an enjoyable hour and a half or so to complete. I expect it would take him a good few hours to do this puzzle by himself the first few times.
It's colourful, interesting and humourous - as I would expect from the Horrible History brand - very appealing to boys!
My only negative comment is the poor quality of this puzzle. Many of the pieces hadn't been cut properly so were still attached to each other. I separated them carefully but the many layers making up the cardboard split and needed to be glued back together. Because of this I don't expect it will stand up to being put together many times before it starts to look tatty, which is a shame. I did expect better quality for the price.
I bought this puzzle for my 8 year old nephew and he was pleased to receive it. It's appropriate for his age and was challenging enough that I sat with him and his mum and it took the three of us an enjoyable hour and a half or so to complete. I expect it would take him a good few hours to do this puzzle by himself the first few times.
It's colourful, interesting and humourous - as I would expect from the Horrible History brand - very appealing to boys!
My only negative comment is the poor quality of this puzzle. Many of the pieces hadn't been cut properly so were still attached to each other. I separated them carefully but the many layers making up the cardboard split and needed to be glued back together. Because of this I don't expect it will stand up to being put together many times before it starts to look tatty, which is a shame. I did expect better quality for the price.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By torquaykezza
Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a great puzzle to complete with your child. Not only can you be safe in the knowledge that your child is stimulated by its educational qualities but it also means you can be spending quality time with them. What more could you ask?
By vasco444
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Just right as a jigsaw, not too difficult, not too many pieces and fun for both children and adults to do together.
By Tamzin Green
Durability:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
We love the Horrible History range and really enjoyed doing the puzzle - a bit of a struggle for my nearly 7 year old but one that I think he will 'grow into', providing enough challenge for years to come.
However, like another reviewer, there was a piece missing - but I can't guarrantee that wasn't down to us...The main gripe I have is that the quality of the puzzle pieces themselves is very poor. Unlike Galt and Ravensburger puzzles, the picture was peeling off the cardboard on many pieces, and some of the cardboard 'tabs' will soon be ripped off some pieces. So although the subject matter and difficulty level of the puzzle should last my children many years, the quality of the product will not. So come on Horrible Histories, make a better quality product and then I will buy similar products in the future!
However, like another reviewer, there was a piece missing - but I can't guarrantee that wasn't down to us...The main gripe I have is that the quality of the puzzle pieces themselves is very poor. Unlike Galt and Ravensburger puzzles, the picture was peeling off the cardboard on many pieces, and some of the cardboard 'tabs' will soon be ripped off some pieces. So although the subject matter and difficulty level of the puzzle should last my children many years, the quality of the product will not. So come on Horrible Histories, make a better quality product and then I will buy similar products in the future!
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