Product Description

"William Wallace And All That" is a real-life adventure packed with historical facts about Scotland's legendary hero. Join Sir William Wallace on his fearsome quest to free the Scots from villainous King Edward and his evil empire. Growl with anger as you find out what nasty things Edward's vile henchmen did to Wallace's girlfriend and best pal. Get splattered with blood and gore as Wallace makes haggis of his enemies. Gasp with terror as you learn about the giant 'hedgehogs' that helped Wallace win battles. Groan with agony as you feel what it's like to be hanged, drawn and quartered. Discover how Wallace's grisly death made his legend grow. Bursting with brilliant illustrations, this book will have you shouting "Freedom!" after every page!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #76597 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

About the Author
Allan Burnett was born on South Uist, and grew up on Benbecula in the Western Isles. He studied at the University of Edinburgh, gaining an MA honours degree in Scottish History, and an MSc (with distinction) in European nationalism and British constitutional identities. A freelance writer, he has also worked as a librarian, an archivist, a 'ghost tour' guide, deputy foreign affairs editor at the Sunday Herald and deputy editor for the Scottish Standard. He now lives in Glasgow. Scoular Anderson is one of Scotland's best known illustrators. He has written over seventy books (including 1314 And All That and 1745 And All That, both published by Birlinn) and has also illustrated a huge number of books by other authors. He lives in Dunoon.

Customer Reviews

Excellent, fun, historical, book for children
This book introduces children to the historical topic of William Wallace in a fun and fact filled manner, giving much detail about the blood and guts spilled during this bloody time. It is written in an easy to understand vocabulary and discusses the exaggeration of stories through time (like Wallace supposedly fighting a lion) and the different faces of Wallace (no one really knows what he looked like) with many humorous illustrations throughout.

A fantastic way of getting children around 8 years old and over interested in history.

William Wallace and all that
William Wallace and all that

I think the book is very clever and very amusing. I recommend this to anybody that likes gruesome yet funny stories.
The book was very easy to read even though William Wallace came to a horrible end.