Banished, Beheaded, or Boiled in Oil: A Hair-raising History of Crime and Punishment Throughout the Ages! (Awfully Ancient) - Softcover

Tonge, Neil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1482431211 ISBN 13: 9781482431216

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub, 2015

Synopsis

The history of punishing criminals is a long and gruesome one. In 620 BC, a Greek named Draco wrote a legal code that punished almost every crime with deathexcept murder! For that, criminals were exiled. Odd facts about crime and punishment like this abound in history. Readers encounter many places and periods, from ancient China to the Victorian era, to learn all about the terrible, gross, and strange ways crimes were punished in the past. A colorful layout full of amusing and informative illustrations reinforce the main content, providing historical context and detail that will keep readers turning pages.

About this title

About the Author:

Neil Tonge is an experienced writer of children's non-fiction, with a particular interest in history. As an experienced teacher of 22 years, Neil escaped into the semi-retirement of advisory and inspection work. Firmly wedded to the idea that children need to understand that learning is fun, Neil has produced a wide range of information and activity books for children from six to sixteen and beyond. His book 'Terrible Tudors' was voted second most popular book of 2000 and it was featured on Blue Peter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1482431211
• ISBN 13: 9781482431216
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32