What They Don't Tell You About...
What They Don't Tell You About... is a book series by Bob Fowke (however one title; namely What They Don't Tell You About Ancient Egyptians was written by David Jay; and What They Don't Tell You About Ancient Greeks & What They Don't Tell You About Planet Earth are cowritten by Andrew Mee), inspired by the educational children's book series Horrible Histories. The non-fiction books are published by Hodder Children's Books.
Titles
- What They Don't Tell You About Vikings [1]
- What They Don't Tell You About Ancient Greeks (1999) ISBN 0-340-71328-3 [1]
- What They Don't Tell You About Ancient Egyptians [1]
- What They Don't Tell You About Anglo-Saxons (1999) [1]
- What They Don't Tell You About Romans in Britain (1999) [1]
- What They Don't Tell You About World War II [1]
- What They Don't Tell You About Charles I and the Civil War (2001) [2]
- What They Don't Tell You About Planet Earth (1999) [2]
- What They Don't Tell You About The Olympics (2000) [2]
- What They Don't Tell You About The Cold War (2001) [2]
- What They Don't Tell You About Invaders: Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings (2001) [2]
- What They Don't Tell You About the Gunpowder Plot (2002) [2]
- What They Don't Tell You About the Blitz (2002) [2]
- What They Don't Tell You About Living Things (1999) ISBN 0-340-69349-5 [2]
- What They Don't Tell You About World War I (2001) [2]
- What They Don't Tell You About Tudors (2001) [2]
Reviews
Anita Ganeri, author of Horrible Geography gave the series a rating of 3 stars. She described the books as being "straighter in tone than the genuine Horribles" and added that "inevitably the two series will be compared". The title What They Don't Tell You About World War II was deemed her favourite and she described the narrative style as being "much surer and tighter here and the straighter tone suited the subject matter", although also said that the tone "sometimes steered an uncertain path". Ganeri concluded by saying "overall, [What They Don't Tell You About... is] a series cheap enough to suit most pockets and cheerful enough to stimulate interest in their subject." [1]
On the website goodreads, the title What They Don't Tell You About Ancient Greeks was given a rating of 3 stars.[3]
A review for What They Don't Tell You About Living Things at AbeBooks.com said: "This text contains information essential for Science at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum, helping children learn all about single- and multi-cell beings. The difference between plants and animals is explained, as is the scientific phenomena behind many bodily functions."[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ganeri, Anita. "What They Don't Tell You About Vikings ¦ Ancient Greeks ¦ Ancient Egyptians ¦ Romans in Britain ¦ Anglo-Saxons ¦ World War II". Books For Keeps. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ""What They Don't Tell You About bob fowke" at Amazon". Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ↑ "Bob Fowke at goodreads". Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ↑ "Living Things (What They Don't Tell You About) at AbeBooks.com". Retrieved 2010-12-31.