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Up in the Air

Up in the Air

by Terry Deary and Martin Brown
Paperback
Publication Date: 04/03/2021

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Discover all the foul facts about the history of air travel with history's most horrible headlines: in-flight edition.

The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the skies. From the Chinese prisoners who were sent up on kitesand the brave but foolish failures who jumped from a height on home-made wingsto the first real successes of the Montgolfier balloonand the Wright Brothers' powered flight. It's all in Horrible Histories: Up in the Air:

  • fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising 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.

 

Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot. 

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ISBN:
9780702305856
9780702305856
Category:
Humour
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
04-03-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Scholastic
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
201x142x10mm
Weight:
0.1kg
Terry Deary

Terry Deary is one of the UK's most well known authors of children's books. With over 6 million copies of the Horrible Histories series sold in the UK alone, Terry Deary's name is a prominent feature on bookshelves across the land.

It was with great glee that Terry Deary realised, at the age of 13, that he could write. It took him another twenty years to discover he could be paid for it. Since then, Terry has written over 200 books!

Terry writes from his home in County Durham where he lives with his wife an d daughter. It takes him anything between six hours and six weeks to write a book! In writes for six days a week, so free time is rare. However when h e does have free time he enjoys acting, local cricket, supporting his beloved Sunderland United football team and running to half-marathon distance for charity.

The Horrible Histories series has been translated into twenty-five different languages, from Welsh to Russian! It has also been produced as a TV series on CBBC.

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