Oh, Yikes!

History's Grossest, Wackiest Moments

Kids, Fran&, School Tools, Reference, People and Places, History
Cover of the book Oh, Yikes! by Joy Masoff, Workman Publishing Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Joy Masoff ISBN: 9780761189220
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Publication: October 11, 2016
Imprint: Workman Publishing Company Language: English
Author: Joy Masoff
ISBN: 9780761189220
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Publication: October 11, 2016
Imprint: Workman Publishing Company
Language: English

Gross is back and viler than ever! From the author of Oh, Yuck! the perennial bestseller about science with over 610,000 copies in print, comes OH, YIKES!, an illustrated encyclopedia of history’s messiest, dumbest, grossest, wackiest, and weirdest moments.

If kids think pus and gas are fun, wait until they hear the lowdown on the real Dracula, samurai, gladiators, guillotines and vomitoriums, pirates, Vikings, witch trials, and the world’s poxiest plagues. Impeccably researched, deliciously wry, and subversively educational (check out the toilet-paper timeline), OH, YIKES! covers people, events, institutions, and really bad ideas, alphabetically from April Fool’s Day to zany Zoos. Here are the Aztecs, sacrificing 250,000 people a year for the gods—and for food. Fearsome Attila the Hun, scourge of the steppes whose spinning eyes terrified his friends and whose mastery of horses terrorized his enemies (how does someone so evil die? Nosebleed!). Saur, the 11th-century dog-king of Norway (and not too bad as kings go). Henry VIII and his marital problems, the story of the Abominable Snowman and the Loch Ness Monster, why sailors in the old days preferred eating in the dark (hint: you can’t see what’s crawling in your food), and the answer to the question, “How did knights in armor go to the bathroom?”

Topped off with hundreds of illustrations and photographs along with hands-on activities that bring the past to life, OH, YIKES! puts the juice in history in a way that makes it irresistible.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Gross is back and viler than ever! From the author of Oh, Yuck! the perennial bestseller about science with over 610,000 copies in print, comes OH, YIKES!, an illustrated encyclopedia of history’s messiest, dumbest, grossest, wackiest, and weirdest moments.

If kids think pus and gas are fun, wait until they hear the lowdown on the real Dracula, samurai, gladiators, guillotines and vomitoriums, pirates, Vikings, witch trials, and the world’s poxiest plagues. Impeccably researched, deliciously wry, and subversively educational (check out the toilet-paper timeline), OH, YIKES! covers people, events, institutions, and really bad ideas, alphabetically from April Fool’s Day to zany Zoos. Here are the Aztecs, sacrificing 250,000 people a year for the gods—and for food. Fearsome Attila the Hun, scourge of the steppes whose spinning eyes terrified his friends and whose mastery of horses terrorized his enemies (how does someone so evil die? Nosebleed!). Saur, the 11th-century dog-king of Norway (and not too bad as kings go). Henry VIII and his marital problems, the story of the Abominable Snowman and the Loch Ness Monster, why sailors in the old days preferred eating in the dark (hint: you can’t see what’s crawling in your food), and the answer to the question, “How did knights in armor go to the bathroom?”

Topped off with hundreds of illustrations and photographs along with hands-on activities that bring the past to life, OH, YIKES! puts the juice in history in a way that makes it irresistible.

More books from Workman Publishing Company

Cover of the book "Is This Thing On?" by Joy Masoff
Cover of the book Weedless Gardening by Joy Masoff
Cover of the book The Encore Career Handbook by Joy Masoff
Cover of the book Qué Puedes Esperar Cuando Estás Esperando by Joy Masoff
Cover of the book Camp Granny by Joy Masoff
Cover of the book Sheet Pan Suppers Meatless by Joy Masoff
Cover of the book The Mom 100 Cookbook by Joy Masoff
Cover of the book The Big Book of Monsters by Joy Masoff
Cover of the book Hormones and Hot Flashes by Joy Masoff
Cover of the book The Unforgettable Photograph by Joy Masoff
Cover of the book Day Drinking by Joy Masoff
Cover of the book Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition by Joy Masoff
Cover of the book How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less by Joy Masoff
Cover of the book The Barbecue! Bible 10th Anniversary Edition by Joy Masoff
Cover of the book ParentSpeak by Joy Masoff
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy