by Terry Deary · Scholastic · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780439949866
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«Witches» is Terry Deary's children's history handbook, published by Scholastic in paperback (96 pages, in English).
Terry Deary debunks false ideas about witchcraft —pointy hats, black cats— and gathers gruesome facts about the persecution and execution of witches. He explains curiosities such as the magic word to cure pimples, why people were paid to prick a witch, or what torture was used in interrogations.
Third title in the Horrible Histories Handbooks series. With illustrations by Mike Phillips.
Aimed at child and young adult readers who want to approach the history of witchcraft in a light-hearted tone.
William Terence Deary is a British children's author of 351 books, selling over 38 million copies in over 45 languages, best known as the writer of the Horrible Histories series. Since 1994 he has been one of Britain's best-selling authors. In 2012, he was the tenth most-borrowed author in British libraries, and was voted Outstanding Children's Non-Fiction Author of the 20th Century by Books for Keeps magazine.
