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Al Capone and His Gang: Dead Famous by Alan MacDonald
$14.00 NZD
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Category: Series - children | Series: Dead Famous S. | Reading Level: From 9 To 14
Even though he is dead, Al's still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with Al's secret diary, read the news hot off the press from The Chicago Bugle and flick through Detective Lefty Lane's Gangster Files on Al and his gang.
Alexander the Great and His Claim to Fame (Dead Famous Series) by Phil Robins
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Category: Series - children | Series: Dead Famous S. | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
Famously tutored by Aristotle, Alexander ruthlessly established himself as Macedonian king in the 300s BC, setting about continuing his father's wars against the Persian Empire (for their attacks on Greek City states 150 years before.) Astride his horse Bucephalus, he embarked on his great eastern c ...Show more
Boudica and Her Barmy Army (Dead Famous) by Valerie Wilding
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Category: Series - children | Series: Dead Famous S. | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
You've probably heard of Boudica... She is dead famous for: - galloping to battle in a rattling chariot - being big and kinda scary - getting very, very angry with her Roman rulers But have you heard that Boudica: - learned to use weapons when she was a little girl - chopped off the Emperor Claudius' ...Show more
Cleopatra and Her Asp by Margaret Simpson
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Category: Series - children | Series: Dead Famous S. | Reading Level: From 9 To 14
Now you can get the inside story with Cleo's secret diary, find out what the Romans thought in The Centurion and discover what the locals scrawled on the walls about her.
Elvis and His Pelvis (Dead Famous) by Michael Cox
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Category: Series - children | Series: Dead Famous | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
Age 8-12
Henry VIII and His Famous Chopping Block : Dead Famous by Alan MacDonald
$13.99 NZD
Category: Series - children | Series: Dead Famous S. | Reading Level: From 9 to 14
You've probably heard of Henry VIII. He is dead famous for: having a bit of a weight problem, marrying six unlucky wives and getting very carried away with his chopping block. But have you heard that Henry: was a handsome hunk and a sports star, accused his second wife of witchcraft and bricked up his b ...Show more
Horatio Nelson and His Victory by Philip Reeve
$13.95 NZD
Category: Series - children | Series: Dead Famous S. | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
You've probably heard of Horatio Nelson. He's dead famous for winning the Battle of Travalgar, losing an arm and an eye, and being stuck up a column. But have you heard how he nearly got killed by a polar bear, and ate rats and maggots? Get the inside story on Horatio in this book.
Inventors and Their Bright Ideas (Dead Famous) by Dr. Mike Goldsmith
$14.00 NZD
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Category: Biography, YA,children | Series: Dead Famous | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
Even though they're dead, inventors are still full of surprises - and the ten in this book are more surprising than most. Now you can get the inside story from their long lost notebooks, read the ground-breaking news as their inventions hit the headlines, and find out about their bright ideas.
Isaac Newton and His Apple by Kjartan Poskitt
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Category: Series - children | Series: Dead Famous S. | Reading Level: From 9 To 14
You've probably heard of Isaac Newton. He is dead famous for: discovering gravity, being a right clever dick and getting hit on the head with an apple. But have you heard that Isaac: came bottom of the class at school, poked sticks in his eye and nearly blinded himself and nearly got himself exe ...Show more
Joan of Arc and Her Marching Orders: Dead Famous by Phil Robins
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Category: Series - children | Series: Dead Famous S. | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
She's dead famous for leading the French army into battle, going up in smoke when she was burnt at the stake, and being an absolute saint. But have you heard that Joan fought accusations of being a witch, wrote cheeky letters to very important people, and made the King of France look like a coward?
Mary Queen of Scots and Her Hopeless Husbands by Margaret Simpson
$11.95 NZD
Category: Series - children | Series: Dead Famous S. | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
Mary Queen of Scots is dead famous for: having terrible taste in husbands, rotting away in Liz 1's prison and, totally losing her head - on the chopping block. But have you heard that Mary: was a six-foot stunner who had a charmed childhood, got kidnapped by a murderous lord - and married him, manag ...Show more
Oliver Cromwell and His Warts (Dead Famous) by Alan MacDonald
$11.95 NZD
Category: Series - children | Series: Dead Famous | Reading Level: From 9 To 14
The fascinating story of Oliver Cromwell warts and all. How the Roundheads ousted the Royals! Illustrated with PhilipReeve s fantastic cartoons.