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Would You Believe...Marzipan Contains Cyanide? by Richard Platt
Category: Children's
Young historians and chefs get a real taste of the stories behind food we eat as we examine the amazing peculiarities of international cuisine past and present. Readers will learn about the often disgusting yet utterly fascinating foods that our ancestors ate such as maggot cake or rotten fish, as well ...Show more
Would You Believe...Marzipan Contains Cyanide? by Richard Platt
Category: unmapped
Young historians and chefs get a real taste of the stories behind food we eat as we examine the amazing peculiarities of international cuisine past and present. Readers will learn about the often disgusting yet utterly fascinating foods that our ancestors ate such as maggot cake or rotten fish, as well ...Show more
Would You Believe... Two Cyclists Invented the Aeroplane?! by Richard Platt
Category: Children's Non Fiction
Find out about the four legged friends of the Aztecs, bloomers and the bike revolution and how the Wright brothers got it right! Read this book from start to finish for a social history of transport or dip in and out for fascinating and often hilarious facts. The informal style of writing is supported b ...Show more
Would You Believe...in Mexico People Picnic at Granny's Grave?! by Richard Platt
Category: Children's Non Fiction
Would You Believe in Mexico people picnic at granny's grave?! is a wonderful account of family life, throughout history and all over the world. Welcoming a new child into a family, growing-up and leaving home, marriage and death, are all covered in this book. What makes a family a family? We learn that ...Show more
Would You Believe...the Losers Were Killed in Mayan Football? by Richard Platt
Category: Children's
Young learners can discover the story behind the games we play like never before as we examine the amazing peculiarities of international sport and leisure activities, past and present. Readers will learn about the wacky and often bloodthirsty games that our ancestors liked such as fierce gladiatorial c ...Show more