History Off the Rails for Kids: Absurd True Events, Terrible Decisions, and Hilarious Disasters from Every Corner of the World

History Off the Rails for Kids: Absurd True Events, Terrible Decisions, and Hilarious Disasters from Every Corner of the World

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History Off the Rails for Kids: Absurd True Events, Terrible Decisions, and Hilarious Disasters from Every Corner of the World
  • History Off the Rails for Kids: Absurd True Events, Terrible Decisions, and Hilarious Disasters from Every Corner of the World
  • History Off the Rails for Kids: Absurd True Events, Terrible Decisions, and Hilarious Disasters from Every Corner of the World
  • History Off the Rails for Kids: Absurd True Events, Terrible Decisions, and Hilarious Disasters from Every Corner of the World
  • History Off the Rails for Kids: Absurd True Events, Terrible Decisions, and Hilarious Disasters from Every Corner of the World
History Off the Rails for Kids: Absurd True Events, Terrible Decisions, and Hilarious Disasters from Every Corner of the World

History Off the Rails for Kids: Absurd True Events, Terrible Decisions, and Hilarious Disasters from Every Corner of the World

$21.74
$21.74 $14.99
History is full of terrible ideas, ridiculous accidents, bizarre decisions, and unbelievable moments that somehow really happened — and they didn't just happen in one place.

An army declares war on thousands of emus in Australia. Napoleon is chased away by a stampede of rabbits in France. A West African queen leads her people into battle against an empire. One small tree branch helps plunge millions of people into darkness. And those are only the beginning.

History Off the Rails for Kids takes curious readers into 70 of the funniest, strangest, and most unbelievable true stories from every corner of the world — not just the ones you already read about in school. Every story is fact-checked, with a source note and a search term so you (or a skeptical grown-up) can look it up yourself.

INSIDE THIS BOOK:
  • 70 true stories, fully illustrated, organized into seven ridiculous categories
  • Wars With Ridiculous Beginnings: conflicts sparked by pigs, pastries, buckets, and birds
  • Rulers Who Defied Explanation: kings, emperors, and self-appointed leaders whose choices made history stranger
  • Crime, Scandals, and Spectacular Schemes: heists, cons, and plans that fell apart in spectacular fashion
  • Mistakes With Enormous Consequences: poor planning and small errors that became historic disasters
  • Plus panics, crazes, bizarre laws, and inventions that caused more trouble than they solved

WHY KIDS WILL LOVE IT:
  • Short, lively stories that never feel like textbook lessons
  • Constant "that actually happened?" moments, fact-checked and ready to prove at the dinner table
  • Stories from every continent — familiar history and the parts your textbook left out
  • Fast pacing built for "just one more story"

WHY PARENTS WILL LOVE IT TOO:
  • Every story is sourced, not just entertaining — a "Fact Check?" section shows exactly where each one comes from
  • Encourages independent reading without making history feel like homework
  • Shows how ordinary choices and small mistakes shape real historical outcomes
  • Great for home reading, classroom enrichment, homeschooling, road trips, and gifts

SPECIAL EXTRA: THE RIDICULOUS HISTORY ACTIVITY PACK Scan the code inside the book for a free printable pack, including a true-or-false quiz, a choose-your-own-path adventure where you run a kingdom (badly), a "design a doomed invention" drawing challenge, and an official Certificate of Ridiculous History Mastery — signed by Walter Flint.

History is unpredictable, astonishing, occasionally disastrous, and often completely ridiculous. Add to cart today and discover just how wild — and how wide — it can get.

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