Interview with Blackbeard & Other Vicious Villains

Description

If you could go back in time and talk to famous villains from the past, what would you ask? Brave animal interviewer and author Andy Seed has adapted his incredible 'tranimalator' device into a time machine, allowing him to go back and talk to all kinds of figures from history! Get to know 10 famous villains who take a quick break from dastardly deeds to answer all sorts of (very nosy) questions about their actions and unique perspectives. Are they as wicked as we've been led to believe? Will Andy make it out alive? Discover the good, the bad, and the unexpected as each villain reveals the truth about their lives - and attempts to find out about the future! In this fun and fact-filled book, bite-sized text in a question-and-answer format is paired with engaging illustrations, perfect for reluctant readers and humour-seeking history fans. Featuring interviews with Blackbeard, Ivan the Terrible, Nero and more - plus bonus facts about the time period and its events. Perfect for fans of the Horrible Histories books, this series offers a fun, fresh take on history, featuring true stories from historical figures from across the world.

Andy Seed is a Gloucestershire-based Blue Peter award-winning author. He has written both adult and children books and has been writing since 2000. He says he gets most of his ideas from his own love of reading. Andy is the author of the popular Q&A Animals series:Interview with a Tiger and Other Clawed Beasts Too andInterview with a Shark and Other Ocean Giants Too.Gareth Conway graduated from The Surrey Institute of Art and Design with a degree in animation. He has worked on several successful children's animated television series as well as illustrating books, such as the recentGreg the Sausage Roll: Santa's Little Helper by Mark and Roxanne Hoyle (a Ladbaby book). Gareth lives in Devon with his wife and daughter who are his biggest inspiration and harshest critics in equal measure.