British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad A Kid's Life as a Viking

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A kid's life as a Vikingmight sound like fun, what with all those cool battles and awesome longships, but actually life forkids could be pretty hard.

In this hilarious book, children will learn just how tough life really was,from spending years on a raid and sharing your bedroom with farm animals, to being poked full ofholes . . . and even eating extremely watery porridge.


Probably the first book about Viking times tofeature children walking polar bears and rubber ducks, this is a must read for kids with a passionfor horrible history! Brought to life with rich, humorous illustrations by super-talented MarisaMorea.


Part of Nosy Crow's list of publishing in collaboration with the British Museum, developed in consultation with some of the world's leading experts on Viking history.

Author Bio

Chae StrathieChae Strathie is an award-winning children'sauthor and journalist who grew up in a tinyvillage surrounded by a forest in Scotland,which probably explains a lot. His firstattempt at professional writing was creatinga Star Wars comic at the age of seven. Hesold two copies and made a total of fourpence. A regular at major book festivals,Chae has toured the length and breadth ofthe UK and visited schools as far afield asRomania, reading his stories, acting the goatand singing silly songs about worm icecream and beard-growing. He lives inDundee with his wife, three annoying catsand a very old goldfish called Lazarus.


Marisa Morea is a freelance illustrator basedin Madrid, Spain. She lived in Barcelona for acouple of years and she graduated in a MAIllustration at Eina School in Barcelona in2009. After a few years working as an ArtDirector in several advertising agencies,Marisa decided to quit and try as a full-timeillustrator. So far, she's worked with manyinternational clients from the United States,Australia, UK, France and Singapore.In her spare time, Marisa is an Asthanga yogiand a classic cinema lover. She also goescrazy for music and enjoys creating covers ofher favourite songs on the guitar