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British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life as a Viking
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See morePacked with historical facts, this is a brilliantly funny and fascinatinglook at what life was really like for a kid in the Viking Age!
Packed with historical facts, this is a brilliantly funny and fascinating look at what life was really like for a kid as a Viking!
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A kid's life as a Viking might sound like fun, what with all those cool battles and awesome longships, but actually, life for kids could be pretty hard.
In this hilarious book, children will learn just how tough life really was, from spending years on a raid and sharing your bedroom with farm animals, to being poked full of holes... and even eating extremely watery porridge.
Probably the first book about Viking times to feature children walking polar bears and rubber ducks, So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life as a Viking is a must-read for kids with a passion for horrible history! Brought to life with rich, humorous illustrations by super-talented Marisa Morea.
Part of Nosy Crow's list of publishing in collaboration with the British Museum, developed in consultation with some of the world's leading experts on Viking history.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781839946356
Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 06 July 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Marisa Morea
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 217.0mm
Height: 290.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Chae StrathieChae Strathie is an award-winning children'sauthor and journalist who grew up in a tinyvillage surrounded by a forest in Scotland,which probably explains a lot. His firstattempt at professional writing was creatinga Star Wars comic at the age of seven. Hesold two copies and made a total of fourpence. A regular at major book festivals,Chae has toured the length and breadth ofthe UK and visited schools as far afield asRomania, reading his stories, acting the goatand singing silly songs about worm icecream and beard-growing. He lives inDundee with his wife, three annoying catsand a very old goldfish called Lazarus.
Marisa Morea is a freelance illustrator basedin Madrid, Spain. She lived in Barcelona for acouple of years and she graduated in a MAIllustration at Eina School in Barcelona in2009. After a few years working as an ArtDirector in several advertising agencies,Marisa decided to quit and try as a full-timeillustrator. So far, she's worked with manyinternational clients from the United States,Australia, UK, France and Singapore.In her spare time, Marisa is an Asthanga yogiand a classic cinema lover. She also goescrazy for music and enjoys creating covers ofher favourite songs on the guitar
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