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Totally Chaotic History

Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly!

Greg Jenner Campbell Price Rikin Parekh

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English
Walker Books
01 August 2024
The first book in a fantastically funny new history series from best-selling author and chart-topping podcaster Greg Jenner!

Think history is just a boring list of facts and dates? Think again! History is hectic, exciting and unpredictable – in fact, it’s absolute CHAOS! Join bestselling author Greg Jenner on a riotously fun journey through ancient Egypt, from brilliant beginnings to epic ending. Accompanied by expert Egyptologist Dr Campbell Price and with side-splitting illustrations from Rikin Parekh, Greg’s whirlwind tour will cover everything you need to know about the Egyptians and show you what it would REALLY have been like to live through thousands of years of chaotic history. Hold on tight, because with history, you’ll never believe what happens next!
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Illustrated by:   Rikin Parekh
Imprint:   Walker Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 12mm
Weight:   149g
ISBN:   9781406395655
ISBN 10:   140639565X
Series:   Totally Chaotic History
Pages:   160
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Greg Jenner is a historian, author and podcast host, specializing in communicating history through popular culture. He is best-known for his educational comedy podcast for the BBC, You're Dead to Me, which has had over 70 million downloads. His Homeschool History radio series won him an army of new fans when it launched on BBC Radio 4 during the Covid pandemic. As historical consultant to the BAFTA award-winning CBBC comedy series Horrible Histories, Greg ensured the factual accuracy of hundreds of side-splitting sketches. He's published several books for adults, and released his first children's book, You Are History, in 2022. You can find more about Greg at www.gregjenner.com or on twitter @greg_jenner Dr Campbell Price is Curator of Egypt and Sudan at Manchester Museum, one of the UK’s largest collections of Egyptian antiquities. He grew up in Glasgow and studied Egyptology at the University of Liverpool. He’s passionate about learning about other cultures through objects. His favourite food is Egyptian lentil soup. You can find him online @EgyptMcr. Rikin Parekh studied art at Camberwell College of Arts and the University of Westminster. He has since worked storyboarding and designing monsters for the film industry and selling books for a national chain. When he’s not drawing you’ll probably find him at the cinema or at Comic Con. He’s a HUGE film buff, loves pizza and collecting original comic book artwork. He also has a pet elephant.

Reviews for Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly!

Jenner makes a popular non-fiction topic feel fresh, condensing thousands of years of history into 156 pages of captivating text. * The Bookseller *


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