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Then they have no idea about the real meaning of hard work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith profiles and testimonies of real kids in rotten jobs, this book will tell you things you probably didn’t want to know about the back-breaking, puke-inducing reality of being a child in the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more gruesome history facts discover \u003ci\u003eBad Kids: The Naughtiest Children in History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204551835826,"sku":"9781509841950","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781509841950.jpg?v=1786034645"},{"product_id":"9781447227687","title":"World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of Best Books with Facts in the 2013 Blue Peter awards, voted for by children.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis paperback edition includes a link to download a free audio version of the book read by Sir Tony Robinson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Sir Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders \u003ci\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/i\u003e, Sir Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about World War II! 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