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HORRIBLE HISTORIES™: Terrible Trenches Exhibition Press View: 16 July 2009, 10.00am – 1.00pm Imperial War Museum London presents an unmissable family exhibition based on the Trenches Handbook, one of the books by Terry Deary in the bestselling Horrible Histories™ series published by Scholastic Children’s Books. This new interactive exhibition sets author Terry Deary’s acerbic text and Martin Brown’s evocative illustration alongside hands-on activities for all ages and items from the Imperial War Museum’s unique First World War collections. Visitors can test their survival skills in an interactive gallery which explores the dire details of life in the blood and mud of the First World War trenches, from the British and German sides of the barbed wire. Find out more about how soldiers coped with foul food, legions of lice, gruesome gas, sickness and sores. Try on the curious clothing of the British and German soldiers, see real items used by soldiers in the trenches, climb through a mining tunnel and explore an officers’ dugout. Peer into no man’s land with a periscope, experience the terrible toilets, smell the stenches and splat the rats. Lisa Edwards, Editorial Director – Non Fiction and Licensed Properties at Scholastic Children’s Books, said: “When we launched the Frightful First World War exhibition at Imperial War Museum North, we knew we had created a very special experience for children and their families. The chance to extend that exhibition into a deeper experience of trench life was an unmissable one. Every visitor will be asking themselves if they could have survived as a First World War soldier - this exhibition brings it all to life like never before.” Diane Lees, Director-General, Imperial War Museum said: “Following the success of the Horrible Histories: Frightful First World War exhibition at Imperial War Museum North, we are delighted to be working with Scholastic again to help bring the world’s best-selling history series for children to life. By combining the popular format of the Horrible Histories Trenches Handbook with interactive activities and material from the Museum’s own collection, we hope to make the First World War accessible to visitors of all ages and encourage younger visitors to understand more about the personal experiences of soldiers who fought in the trenches during the First World War.” The exhibition is particularly recommended for children aged 8 – 12 years. A programme of free family activities will run alongside the Terrible Trenches Exhibition during the school summer holidays. An exclusive range of Horrible Histories merchandise to accompany the exhibition will also be available for purchase from the Museum shop and online. For latest event listings and further information on the exhibition and retail products visit www.iwm.org.uk/trenches Tickets on sale from 1 May Adults £4.95, Concessions and Groups £3.95, Children £2.50, Family Ticket £13.00 For press information contact: - Ends – Notes to Editors IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM The Imperial War Museum is the museum of everyone’s story: the history of modern conflict told through the stories of those who were there. It is an educational and historical institution responsible for archives, collections and sites of outstanding national importance. The Museum’s five branches are Imperial War Museum London, with six floors of exhibitions and displays; Churchill War Rooms, housed in Churchill’s secret headquarters below Whitehall; the Second World War cruiser HMS Belfast; Imperial War Museum Duxford, a world renowned aviation museum and former Second World War airfield; and Imperial War Museum North, housed in a spectacular award-winning building designed by Daniel Libeskind. IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM LONDON Imperial War Museum London About Terry Deary In 32 years as an author his writing has included fiction for juniors and teenagers, and popular non-fiction series (Horrible Histories, being the best-selling with over 20 million worldwide.) In 2000 a Schoolsnet survey made him the most borrowed British author in school libraries while a Guardian survey of March 05 made him Britain’s fifth most popular living children’s author for more information see http://www.terry-deary.com/homepage/biog.htm About Horrible Histories™ About Scholastic As a distributor of children's books through Scholastic Book Clubs and Fairs, Scholastic is the biggest children's specialist bookseller in the UK and Ireland with unparalleled reach to children through schools, increasing opportunities for reading and book ownership for children in the UK and Ireland and donating two million books to schools last year. Scholastic Children's Books publishes a wide range of books for all ages, including best-sellers and award-winners such as the Horrible Histories series and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, the Baby Einstein books and Klutz's innovative book and craft packs. Scholastic Education is the UK's market-leading publisher of print and electronic resources for teachers. It offers professional and classroom support that meets teacher's needs and provides them with inspiration for their lessons through its website; through its range of popular teacher magazines including Nursery Education, Child Education, and Junior Education; and through its teacher’s resource books including such best-selling titles as the 100s series. For further press information contact Alyx Price, Group PR Director, Scholastic UK Ltd 020 7756 7777 aprice@scholastic.co.uk
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