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by Geraldine McCaughrean (Author), Richard Brassey (Illustrator) "THERE WAS A TIME WHEN PEOPLE FIRMLY BELIEVED THAT A FEW YEARS EARLIER - in, say, their great-grandfather's time - dragons and giants roamed the..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 264 pages
  • Publisher: Orion Childrens; New Ed edition (19 Aug 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1858818761
  • ISBN-13: 978-1858818764
  • Product Dimensions: 26.8 x 22.8 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,194 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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King Canute, Lady Godiva, Guy Fawkes, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Grace Darling and other famous names from 3000 years of history live again in these 100 tragic, comic, stirring tales of adventure, folly and wickedness. These stories, many of them virtually forgotten, are Britain's heritage, told and illustrated with such verve and colour that they are the perfect way to give present-day children a sense of the excitement of history.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for both kids and adults, 5 Oct 2005
This is always my first choice book a bedtime story for my 5 year old, if not always hers!
I have learned more than I would care to admit from reading these childrens orientated legends, each with a note on how the story originated.
A lovely book full of facsinating tales from our history. Thorougly recommended; by a dad anyway.....
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A bright and fascinating book which sneaks history into children, 13 Feb 2007
By ELH Browning "Esther-Lou" (Kingston Bagpuize, Oxon) - See all my reviews
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Wow! This is the book that I wish I'd had as a child. I was never taught history in a sensible sequence, unfortunately, so I didn't built a chronology of events in my head. The result is a hopeless historian.
I am determined therefore to try and give my own children a decent internal time-line and this book is a perfect start (especially paired with Tony Robinsons' chronological `Kings and Queens'). It contains a vast range of short stories from King Leir 800BC through to the present day: King Arthur, King Alfred, The Fire of London, Glencoe, The Titanic, Votes for Women, Dunkirk, etc. Each is told as a tale from history with the more concrete facts briefly boxed to one side.
What's great about this book is that it isn't a turgid historical reference book - it presents the past with real human interest. Many of the earliest stories, McCaughrean notes, are more legend than truth but this folklore is part of our historical legacy. Other stories bring the era to life or cover an incident that gives a flavour of the history of the time. For example, the moving story of the 1914 Christmas Allies v Germany football match makes an appearance as does the tale of Eyam, the village who cordoned itself off to prevent the plague spreading to their neighbouring villages.
Each well-written story is only 3 or 4 pages long with plenty of text and wide-ranging stretching vocabulary. Every single page has a couple of attractive and colourful pictures giving book a very appealing feel. It's an absolute corker which I've just bought for my six-year old daughter. [...]
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars We read this every night, 1 Mar 2006
My son has just turned four and he loves this book. I really like it too. He insists that we read a story or two from it almost every night. What I really like is that these stories provoke lots of thinking and questioning on his part. And some of his questioning has led me to have to go off and find out more about the story in question.

People are astonished when they come round our house and he's re-enacting the 1940 evacuation of Dunkirk, or the battle of Agincourt.

The stories are very well written, not too long and with a nice vocabulary. The pictures are great. It would make a great birthday present that will last a long time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book, but challenging reading
The stories are well-told, the illustrations fit the stories well, and there is some background information provided about the stories. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mark Carroll

5.0 out of 5 stars Edward Gibbon it's not (Thankfully!)
I can sympathise with 'A Customer' who found the book unsuitable for her/his child. However, as I'm sure the majority of parents & we doddering grandparents will agree, the idea... Read more
Published 23 months ago by A. Hollingdrake('Call me, don'...

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and diverse
I bought this for my daughter, then aged 8, since then she has read it over and over. I can see why, the stories are really fascinating and well illustrated and in manageable... Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2007 by V. Spalding

5.0 out of 5 stars History Lessons for 30 yr olds, let alone kids!
The illustrations in this book are splendid, and for the mostpart it covers intriguing areas of British history that your average Joe, nor I, would know much about. Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2007 by S. Broad

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice Stories, Wrong Age Group
I bought this to read to a 5 year old - it was in the key-stage-1 section. I should have taken notice of the reviewers who said things like "I love to read my children these... Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2006

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for *everyone* - young or old!
This is a sumptuous book filled with fantastic tales and wonderful pictures. You will enjoy reading it to your children - if they let you! Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2000

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