The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Dinosaur Hunter
The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Dinosaur Hunter

Author: Tim Collins

Publisher: The Salariya Book Company

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1912233193

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These hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history. Anne Mansfield is a 14-year-old girl in Victorian England obsessed with collecting dinosaur fossils and frustrated by the lack of respect she receives from scientists. Seizing the opportunity to search for fossils in the USA, she finds herself being sucked into the notorious Bone Wars, a rivalry between American professors wanting to be the first to make new discoveries by whatever means necessary. Can Anne overcome her mistakes, the dangers of the West and the prejudices and petty infighting of her male peers to make a name for herself as Britain’s greatest dinosaur hunter? ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.

The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Knight
The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Knight

Author: Tim Collins

Publisher: The Salariya Book Company

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1912006677

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These hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history. Meet Roderick – a scrawny, unremarkable teenager keeping a diary of his life in the Middle Ages. When he’s chosen to become a knight on a quest to find a holy relic (the fingers of St Stephen), Roderick is determined to prove his honour and graduate from zero to hero. ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.

The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Samurai
The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Samurai

Author: Tim Collins

Publisher: The Salariya Book Company

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1913337170

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This series of hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history in frazzling situations. Suki is a 14-year-old girl in 16th century Japan who wants to become a samurai warrior like her father and brother. Despite her disastrous training, when a party of bandits threaten her village whilst the men are away at war, Suki has to defeat them. Will she prove herself a legendary samurai, or will it all end in disaster? ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.

The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Gladiator
The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Gladiator

Author: Tim Collins

Publisher: The Salariya Book Company

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1912537265

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This series of hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history in frazzling situations. Marcus is a 15-year-old boy living in Pompeii in 79 AD. During a trip to Rome with his merchant dad, he finds himself tricked into becoming a gladiator and forced to fight deadly warriors in the arena. ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.

The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Olympic Athlete
The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Olympic Athlete

Author: Tim Collins

Publisher: The Salariya Book Company

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1912904942

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This series of hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history in frazzling situations. Alexander is a fourteen-year-old boy living in Athens in the 5th century BC. He wants to be a great warrior like his father, but he can barely lift a spear. When he’s tasked with accompanying a great Greek warrior, Dracon, to the Olympic Games in Oympia, he might just get his chance to prove himself in the sporting arena instead of on the battlefield. Will he become an Olympian legend or will the Greek poets be composing songs about how terrible he is? ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.

The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Astronaut
The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Astronaut

Author: Tim Collins

Publisher: The Salariya Book Company

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1912233207

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These hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history in frazzling situations. In this diary, we follow the experiences of a girl who finds herself in the running to be selected for a milestone manned voyage to Mars. Will she get through the rigorous training in one piece? Will she survive the journey to the red planet? And what historic words should she say when she first steps foot on its soil? ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.

The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Tomb Hunter
The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Tomb Hunter

Author: Tim Collins

Publisher: The Salariya Book Company

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1912537443

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This series of hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history in frazzling situations. Ahmed is an apprentice photographer in Egypt who becomes involved in Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon’s hunt for the final resting place of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun and his treasures. Will Ahmed help the team to uncover Tutankhamun’s tomb? And will he fall victim to the tomb’s supposed curse? Come to think of it, given all the disasters he keeps causing, is he cursed already? ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.

The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Shakespearean Actor
The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Shakespearean Actor

Author: Tim Collins

Publisher: The Salariya Book Company

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1912904233

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This series of hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history in frazzling situations. Robert, a boy living in Southwark in early 17th century London, finds himself employed as an actor in the Globe theatre, playing roles written by the greatest playwright of the age: William Shakespeare. But when the coronation of a new king, James I, threatens the future of the theatre, Robert has to come up with a cunning plan to save the company. If he doesn’t succeed, Robert will have to go back to collecting dog poo for a living. ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.

The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Pirate
The Long-Lost Secret Diary Of The World's Worst Pirate

Author: Tim Collins

Publisher: The Salariya Book Company

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1912006669

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These hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history in frazzling situations. Meet Thomas - a boy sailing with his parents aboard a merchant ship in the 18th century and prone to daydreaming about living an exciting life as a pirate on the high seas. When the ship is boarded by a pirate crew led by Captain Bartholomew Morgan, Thomas stows away and is accepted into their motley gang. However, life as a pirate proves far less romantic than he was expecting... ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter.

The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Dinosaur Hunter
The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World's Worst Dinosaur Hunter

Author: Tim Collins

Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.

Published: 2018-09-01

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1631631977

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Meet Ann—a smart but unlucky teenager keeping a diary of her life as she hunts for dinosaur bones. When she gets an opportunity to search for fossils in the American West, Ann is determined to turn her luck around and show the world her discoveries.