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• Awful End [Book One of the Eddie Dickens Trilogy]

  Philip Ardagh

  
  Age range: 8-11

  When Eddie's parents are struck down by a strange disease that turns them a rather peculiar shade of yellow, it is decided that he should go and stay with Mad Uncle Jack and Even-Madder Aunt Maud at Awful End.

  Philip Ardagh's supremely daft and extremely funny novel is set in a terribly smelly 19th century world that children will love. Ardagh captures the stench and stealth of the times, turning what could have been a straightforward adventure story into a delightfully pungent, utterly ridiculous but unbelievably gripping adventure story.--Susan Harrison

  
   

• Philip Ardagh's Book of Absolutely Useless Lists for Absolutely Every Day of the Year

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• Hieroglyph Handbook: Teach Yourself Ancient Egyptian

  Philip Ardagh

  
  Looking for a "learn a language book" with a difference? Then look no further--this book is certainly unusual in that the language in question is over 5000 years old--hieroglyphics.

  Apparently, according to the author Philip Ardagh, it took the average Ancient Egyptian scribe about 12 years to learn all the hieroglyphs he would need to sustain a reasonable writing career, and therefore admits that this highly entertaining little book won't quite make the reader an internationally world expert on the subject. But what it will do is provide endless hours of fun for children who are either in the midst of their studies about Ancient Egypt, or young tikes who take pleasure in baffling their buddies with clever codes and secret messages.

  A clever mix of technical detail and humorous interpretation makes The Hieroglyphs Handbook a sure fire winner for any child who likes a good dose of entertainment with his bread-and-butter learning. (Age 10 and over) --Susan Harrison

  
   

• Philip Ardagh's Book of Absolutely Useless Lists for Absolutely Every Day of the Year

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• Dreadful Acts (Eddie Dickens Trilogy)

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• High in the Clouds

  Paul McCartney, Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• Terrible Times (Eddie Dickens Trilogy)

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• Dubious Deeds: Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens: Bk.1

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• The Truth About Christmas: Its Traditions Unravelled

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• The Eddie Dickens Trilogy

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• Wow! Inventions: That Changed the World

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• Wow! Discoveries: That Changed the World

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• The Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• Horrendous Habits: bk. 2 (Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens)

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• Why Do Humans Have Two Legs? (Alien Asks)

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• The Unlikely Exploits Trilogy

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• Why are Castles Castle-shaped?: 100 and a Half Questions About Castles Answered

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• The Green Men of Gressingham

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• The Eddie Dickens Boxset: "Awful Ends", "Dreadful Acts", "Terrible Times" (Eddie Dickens Trilogy)

  Philip Ardagh

  
  
   

• The Truth About Love: Facts, Superstitions, Merriment and Myths

  Philip Ardagh