Up in the Air

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 kites and the brave but foolish failures who jumped
from a height on home-made wings to the first
real successes of the Montgolfier balloon and
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.

Read all about it!

Riassunto

Discover all the foul facts about the history of flight in this brandnew Horrible Histories book. From the prisoners who were sentup on kites and the brave but foolish failures who jumped froma height on home-made wings to the first real successes. A seriouslyhorrible historical read with all the gore and more.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Terry Deary, Deary Terry
• Con la collaborazione di: Martin Brown (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Scholastic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 8 a 12 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 04.03.2021
• EAN: 9780702305856
• ISBN: 978-0-7023-0585-6
• Dimensioni: 142 mm x 201 mm x 10 mm
• Peso: 100 g
• Serie: Horrible Histories
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati > Tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Meccanica, tecnica di produzione; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Humor / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Transportation / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Adventure & Adventurers, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Transport (Children's / Teenage), General knowledge & trivia (Children's / Teenage), Humour & jokes (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 8 years, For reluctant or struggling readers (children / teenagers), For reluctant readers (children), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes