Spring 2024

Hechos increíbles, repugnantes e insólitos de los piratas (Awesome, Disgusting, Unusual Facts about Pirates)

From the Set Gross, Awesome History (Cosas asquerosas e increíbles de la historia)

Yo-ho-ho, is the pirate's life for you? Scurvy, seasickness, and ship battles abound on the high seas. Don't forget to follow the Pirate Code, or you'll be marooned! Struggling and reluctant readers will be fascinated to learn awesome, disgusting, and unusual facts about the "Golden Age of Piracy," including sword fights, famous captains, and punishments for pirates in the 18th century. Carefully leveled Spanish text will have kids squirming with delight as they rush to share wacky facts with their friends.
Illustrations mixed with historical art and sidebars keep kids engaged. A table of contents, glossary with pronunciations, further resources, and an index all enhance comprehension. Translated into North American Spanish.

Format List Price Your Price Qty
$35.70 $24.95
Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 2
Dewey Number 910.4
Lexile
ATOS Reading Level 3.3
Guided Reading Level
Language Spanish
Publisher Black Rabbit Books
Format Reinforced book
ISBN 9781623109721
Copyright 2024
Number of Pages 24
Dimensions 6.5 x 9
Graphics Full-color photographs

SLJ Review of Gross, Awesome History (Cosas asquerosas e increíbles de la historia)

Historical facts can be awesome, disgusting, or both at the same time, and readers who want to know more can read this series. From gladiators and mummies, to the Middle Ages and the American Civil War, there’s a variety of information to learn. Images and infographics support the text, and bolded vocabulary words and pop-up facts, such as “People in the 1600s used mummy flesh in their medicine” (Mummies), grab the reader’s attention. Following significant events and important people in history, the text is short, and doesn’t romanticize the past “People in the Wild West dealt with terrible diseases… Fleas spread typhus… A mosquito bite could give you yellow fever…” (Wild West). The back matter has three short answer questions, a glossary and an index, and additional resources. Some of the facts are, as the titles indicate, gross, which will be the appeal to certain readers. Similar reads include the “Weird But True” and “FACTopia!” series. VERDICT For older elementary readers who love learning gross facts.

Author: Stephanie Bearce