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www.francescasimon.com/Illustrated By
Tony RossPublisher
Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) an imprint of Orion Publishing CoPublication date
2nd February 2012ISBN
9781444001648Children's Author 'Like-for-Like' recommendations
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A Horrid Factbook: Horrid Henry Sports
Written by: Francesca Simon
Illustrated by: Tony Ross
Part of the 'Horrid Henry' Series
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Packed with freaky facts and random trivia, this is the perfect guide to everything you ever wanted to know (and lots of things you might never have wanted to know) about the world of sport - Horrid Henry style!
Synopsis
A Horrid Factbook: Horrid Henry Sports by Francesca SimonDo you know :
Olympic gold medals are made mostly of silver?
What is the world's most popular sport?
Did the Romans really do athletics in the nude?
Reviews
'Great fun, easy to read and above all informative. What more do you need to know?'- The Bookbag
'Chock-full of interesting facts and figures. A fun read for little fact lovers' - The Bookbag
'Hilarious, and naturally, horrid' - Fiona Noble, Bookseller
About The Author
Francesca Simon spent her childhood on the beach in California, and then went to Yale and Oxford Universities to study medieval history and literature. She now lives in London with her family. She has written over 45 books and won The Children's Book of the Year in 2008 at the Galaxy British Book Awards for Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman. Francesca is one of the UK's best-selling children's authors and was the 5th most borrowed in 2010.
If you are interested you can click here to read a letter from the author about her character 'Horrid Henry'.
Author photo © Francesco Guidicini
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