The Angry Aztecs and the Incredible Incas (Horrible Histories Collections) (Paperback)

by Terry Deary (Author), Martin Brown (Illustrator), Philip Reeve (Illustrator)

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Product Description
The foulest facts about the people whose idea of fun was ripping out human hearts, and the gory details on the incredible empire that was brought down by 260 Spanish invaders and a few germs...

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (September 17, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 043996802X
• ISBN-13: 978-0439968027
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #332,754 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and Informative, January 24, 2007

By	Hannah Watt "history teacher" (MA) - See all my reviews

There has been some criticism of the Horrible Histories as misinformed and simplistic, but this particular volume is wonderful. I've studied the Aztecs by looking at the Florentine Codex and reading scholarly works on the subject, and the "Angry Aztecs" gets quite a lot of the information right. It is written so kids can understand it, but anyone with a sense of humor should enjoy it. It is certainly better than the 2 pages devoted to the Aztecs in the textbook I use to teach high school history!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun, December 10, 2008

By	apoem "apoem" (Bosque Farms, NM USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

The Horrible Histories series was introduced to us by a former teacher. They are a lot of fun.

They are informative and my 9 year old likes to read them and share what he learns with us. While you might be able to make an argument with some of these books and say that they are not in depth, these histories share more information in a short book than we have found in our history book on the same subjects. For example, The Aztecs are only covered in about 3 paragraphs and the Incas are barely mentioned in my son's history book.

These books are short, easy to read and often include a recipe (using current ingredients), stories, cartoons and drawings that are relevant and more.

I really liked this one on the Aztecs and the Incas because you do not learn nearly enough about this fascinating time and cultures.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AZTECS AND INCAS, January 9, 2007

By	Stephen B. Bacon "Major Bacon 1" (Bluffton, SC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Excellent product...as almost ALL of Terry Deary's works...highly recommend this for kids and adults (especially college students)!