Oh, Yikes!: History's Grossest Wackiest Moments

I had this book as a kid and read it til it fell apart. Now finally able to rebuy it I was so excited, unfortunately its huge 😆 its much bigger than the one I had as a kid and its rather odd size makes it hard for me to really enjoy the same way. Probably my.fault for not reading everything correctly, I just assumed it'd be the same size as the original. Kinda bummed but glad to own it again.

I bought this book and its companion, "Oh, Yuck!" for my nephew for his 13th birthday. He is a somewhat reluctant reader, and both the tone and content of these books are perfect for him. The book is visually attractive, using a variety of fonts and sizes of type, and the illustrations, mostly sketches with a few black and white photographs, are imaginative and well chosen. The books are oversize paperbacks and the pages are high quality. Both books deal with the gross, the strange, and the weird, but a great deal of factual information is imparted along the way. Both my nephew and his sisters loved these books, and I recommend them for ages six and up. Younger kids may need help with the text, but all will enjoy the content.

Saw at store $14.95+tax. Wanted-got for $4.23 delivered used. Look brand new. Took about 30 hours to read. Geared toward older kids, but I'm 50+ and couldn't put it down. It gives a whole new insight on history. Believe it is true history, just not how proper everyone makes it seem. Goes way back to BC time even. I'm loaning it out now and may even reread it when it comes back.

I am a history teacher. A student brought this book in to share with my. I laughed my self hoarse on some of the quick parts I read. I just had to get it so that I could finish it at my leisure and share it with my history teaching hubby! It is full of historical material and science facts, in addition to other things.

We bought this for our nine year old grandson. He's loves to read (over 2 million words so far this school year) and he's, well, a boy. Whether mom's are on board or not, boys love this "stuff". Always check out a book or author yourself before allowing your children - or grandchildren - to read it. I suggest that this could be one they really enjoy and think you're kind of cool for giving it to them!

Using this as a mentor text in my 6th ELAR class. This was exactly as advertised!

Cough cough, ahem ahem... I, the thirty plus year old mom, enjoyed this book as much, if not even more so than my children. I would hang my head in shame but I can't. You will like it too! I learned so many interesting tidbits, and it made history so much more relatable to my children. I would buy for friends any time, this is a great birthday present!

My daughter and I absolutely love reading these books. Unfortunately Masoff's obvious liberal beliefs have permeated almost every page. I myself am not religious but still I recognize the author's blatant disdain for all things God. Still yet, the book is a fantastic read. Just be prepared for a bit of intentional indoctrination.

I bought this book simply because I thought "OhYuck!" to be so good and was hoping for more of the same.I got more of the same, however this book does not translate so well to the English auidence and whilst it is a good book with lots of information it is for the American market and concentrates on American presidents, American history etc and would be an excellent book to use in your 3 grade homework, not your KS1 or KS2 homework.If you are looking for a book that gives a fun insight to history and is designed for the English reader I would recommend giving this one a miss and going for one of the "Horrid histories".

Great book for a classroom library:)