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Horrible Histories: Edinburgh

 in Series by

Edinburgh

by Terry Deary

*The three questions are from the back of the book.

Summary

Want to know:

  • Whose pickled skin became a sought-after souvenir?
  • Why it’s alright to spit on the High Street?
  • How the pupils of Edinburgh High School got away with murder?

Want to know these gruesome answers? Then this is the book for you. It tells you all these gruesome facts and tales that will make your blood run cold. Even some stuff that you might not have wanted to know. In the Horrible History of…..

Edinburgh

Review

I am not kidding about your blood running cold. The first time I read it, I felt sick. There are some gruesome details in it. There are also some very vivid pictures, but they are all drawing but it is still very…………gross. If you are a person who has an uneasy stomach, this might not be the book for you. It might just make you that little bit worse. I personally loved it because I love learning about this type of stuff, but I am sure there are a lot of people out there who are not like me. This book is not  only learning like you would in history class but this is fun history (though it is not fun to the people that it happened to.) I have read every page but I find this is not the type of book that you start at the beginning and work your way through. I just read the pages that interest me at the very moment. It is not a story in a sense but it is still very good and I am still reading it with enthusiasm.

This book has many others in the series. Just a few are…..

The Savage Stone Age

The Groovy Greeks

Loathsome London

The USA

Rotton Rulers

and

France.

Some of these books will be reviewed later (once I have read them.)
Hope you enjoy the book.

Happy Reading!!!!!!

Word(s) of the Week – Guest Blogger M.O.M.

 in Loving Language by

With so much of the country experiencing wild and wet weather  here are a few weather related words and phraes to help with understanding what the weather person is talking about.

Blizzard – An intense winter storm with winds of 35 m.p.h. or higher with falling and/or blowing snow that reduces visibility below 1/4 mile for at least three hours.

Flash Flood – Sudden flooding that occurs when floodwaters rise swiftly with no warning within several hours of an intense rain. They often occur after intense rainfall from slow moving thunderstorms. In narrow canyons and valleys, floodwaters flow faster than on flatter ground and can be quite destructive.

Lake Effect Snow – Localized snow that forms on the downwind side of large lakes. It’s common in the late fall and winter in the Great Lakes region when cold, dry air picks up moisture from the unfrozen lake surfaces.

Nor’easter – A powerful low-pressure system that moves north along the Atlantic Coast. It’s called a Nor’easter because the coastal winds are from the northeast. Heavy rain, snow and high surf often occur.

*All of this information came from Crystal Wicker at WeatherWizKids.com. To see her website click here.