Tag Archives: KS2 History

Terrible True Tales Vikings

Posted on September 26, 2025 by ofamily

I have been enjoying the idea behind the newish series Terrible True Tales. Each book contains 4 short stories which are young kids historical fiction based on something that did actually happen. They are fun reads for younger kids and … Continue reading →

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Terrible True Tales Tudors

Posted on August 20, 2025 by ofamily

I quite liked the idea of these Terrible True Tale books – they take a true event and then write a story around it. I always thought they were great to read if you were studying that time period so … Continue reading →

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Factology Vikings – Book Review

Posted on July 16, 2024 by ofamily

When my kids were younger we spent ages going through a Viking phase in our home education. It was actually really fun, we read all sorts of books and did a bunch of fun activities, so when I spotted this … Continue reading →

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Terry Deary’s Horrible True Tales

Posted on May 24, 2024 by ofamily

I have said countless times that I am a fan of historical fiction so when I heard there were two new books out – Terrible True Tales Egyptians and Terrible True Tales Romans I was immediately interested to see what … Continue reading →

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Leonardo da Vinci – great lives in graphics book

Posted on May 4, 2024 by ofamily

I recently saw a press release about a book called “Leonardo Da Vinci – great lives in graphics” and although the book is a bit young for my kids I was interested in the idea of this series. My first … Continue reading →

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