Roll up, roll up! Get your tickets for a whirlwind tour through history's weirdest and wackiest jobs!
Ever wondered what it would be like to be an Incan runner, carrying messages across the ancient Andes at lightning speed? Or perhaps a jester, keeping the royal courts in stitches with your hilarious antics? What about a stage farter? A poo collector? A body double? All these jobs are yours for the taking in history's line-up of the world's oddest jobs.
In this book, you'll encounter a colourful cast of characters who embraced the quirkiest of professions, including the legendary Harry Houdini who defied the laws of nature with his mind-bending magic tricks; Bessie Coleman, the first African-American stunt-pilot; Marie Tussaud who fled the French Revolution and came to London to create wax sculptures; Zazel, a Victorian daredevil who became the first human cannonball; and the amazing story of Samuel Sorensen Adams, inventor of many of the most famous joke shop gags such as sneezing powder, the handshake buzzer and the stink bomb.
This treasure trove of history's most peculiar jobs will leave you laughing, gasping, and wondering what job you'd have chosen in days gone by - and what jobs you might encounter in the future...
| ISBN: | 9781800783737 |
| Publication date: | 10th April 2025 |
| Author: | Mike Barfield |
| Illustrator: | Franziska Höllbacher |
| Publisher: | Templar Books an imprint of Bonnier Books UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 93 pages |
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Roll up, roll up! Get your tickets for a whirlwind tour through history's weirdest and wackiest jobs!
Ever wondered what it would be like to be an Incan runner, carrying messages across the ancient Andes at lightning speed? Or perhaps a jester, keeping the royal courts in stitches with your hilarious antics? What about a stage farter? A poo collector? A body double? All these jobs are yours for the taking in history's line-up of the world's oddest jobs.
In this book, you'll encounter a colourful cast of characters who embraced the quirkiest of professions, including the legendary Harry Houdini who defied the laws of nature with his mind-bending magic tricks; Bessie Coleman, the first African-American stunt-pilot; Marie Tussaud who fled the French Revolution and came to London to create wax sculptures; Zazel, a Victorian daredevil who became the first human cannonball; and the amazing story of Samuel Sorensen Adams, inventor of many of the most famous joke shop gags such as sneezing powder, the handshake buzzer and the stink bomb.
This treasure trove of history's most peculiar jobs will leave you laughing, gasping, and wondering what job you'd have chosen in days gone by - and what jobs you might encounter in the future...
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The World's First Human Cannonball and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
The World's First Human Cannonball features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Funny, General Knowledge & Trivia, History, People / Places, Work / Industry, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Adventurers and outlaws, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Cartoons and comic strips, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes
The World's First Human Cannonball is available in Paperback
The World's First Human Cannonball was written by Mike Barfield and published by Templar Books an imprint of Bonnier Books UK
The World's First Human Cannonball has 93 pages
£9.89
