British Museum: So You Think You've Got it Bad? A Kid's Life in the Aztec Age

By Author / Illustrator

Chae Strathie, illus Marisa Morea

Genre

Non Fiction

Age range(s)

Publisher

Nosy Crow Ltd

ISBN

9781788009195

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

04-02-2021

Synopsis

Part of Nosy Crow's list of publishing in collaboration with the British Museum and developed in consultation with one of the world's leading experts on the Aztecs.

A kid's life in the Aztec Age might sound like fun, what with all that brilliant sunny weather and exciting festivals, but actually life for kids could be pretty hard. In this hilarious book, written by award-winning author Chae Strathie, children will learn just how tough life really was, from being jabbed by cactus spikes to snacking on maggots... and even wearing jaguar skins! Probably the first book about the Aztec Age that involves wedgies and skateboards, this is a must read for kids with a passion for horrible history!

Brought to life with rich, humorous illustrations by super-talented Marisa Morea. Other titles in the series include: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Prehistoric Times, Viking and Medieval Castle.

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Reviews

So You Think You’ve Got It Bad? A kid’s life in the Aztec Age is a simply beautiful collaboration between Nosy Crow publishers and the British Museum. This follows on from their series which includes Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome.

This book is very cleverly written and is engaging to the widest possible audience, it is far more than a simple history book. The information is written in an incredibly funny way, in fact its delivery reminds me of the Horrible History books with its tongue in cheek writing, with direct address towards the reader including you in the book. The way in which the author talks directly to you throughout the book really makes you consider how you live your life in contrast with the Aztec's.

The wonderful illustrations further back up that this is beyond a reference text and help to contextualise the facts with easy to understand explanations. This book is not going to be one consigned to the history lessons, this book is going to be enjoyed simply for the fact that it is an excellent book. I can see it being used in history and geography but possibly in science for comparison purposes also.

64 Pages / Reviewed by Nicola Mansfield