History's Most Epic Fails

Discover the truth behind the world’s biggest historical howlers

AvAthena Kugblenu

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Discover the truth behind the world's biggest historical howlers!History is full of daring deeds, mighty heroes and incredible inventions. But it's also full of humongous FAILS! Athena Kugblenu - comedian and writer on CBBC's Horrible Histories - explores them all, whether it be the silly mishaps that changed the course of history or the mistakes that did us all a favour.From the Titanic lookout who forgot his binoculars or the astronaut who taped over the Moon landings, to the famous inventors who failed THOUSANDS of times before getting something right, the amazing scientists who ACCIDENTALLY invented life-saving medicines and the businesses that went bust and bounced back better - take a riotous ride through history and discover the epic fails that changed the world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-09-04
Mått:220 x 20 x 150 mm
Vikt:275 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Läsålder:9-12 år
Serie:History's Most Epic
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Hachette Children's Group
Illustratör:Miles, Nicole
ISBN:9781526366825

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Mer om författaren

Athena Kugblenu (Author) Athena Kugblenu is a stand-up comedian and writer. She has written for CBBC's Horrible Histories series, CBBC's Odd Squad, CBeebies JoJo and Gran Gran, The Amelia Gething Complex and Swashbuckle as well as The Russell Howard Hour, Dara Ó Briain's Timewasters, and The Lenny Henry Show among many other credits. She is the co-host of Bust or Trust?, a podcast for curious kids.Nicole Miles (Illustrator) Nicole is an illustrator who has worked with a variety of clients including Adobe, Buzzfeed, Candlewick Press, Google, the New York Times, Penguin Random House, Rebel Girls, Simon & Schuster, Sisters Letter (AARP) and Hachette Children's Group. Her comic Barbara (ShortBox, 2017) was nominated for an Eisner award.

Recensioner i media

With all the fizz you'd expect from a CBBC Horrible Histories writer, this fact-filled book exposes terrible historic failures (rated 1 to 5) that nevertheless had consequences that ranged from new inventions to fails we are still trying to fix! From Ancient Egypt to modern wars, its scope is vast. 9+