The Worst Children's Jobs in History Award-winning author by Tony Robinson (author)

Author/Illustrator

Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson has been a writer since he was old enough to pick up a pencil. He’s written long stuff (last year he wrote a history of Australia) and shorter stuff. He’s rewritten old stories (like the ones about Odysseus and Theseus) and made up new ones (for instance his children’s TV series Tales from Fat Tulip’s Garden). But history is what he likes best, because he says, ‘How do you know who you are if you don’t know where you came from?’ That’s why he’s writing the Tony Robinson’s Weird World of Wonders series, and he doesn’t want to stop until he’s covered every single bit of history there’s ever been – although in order to do this he’ll have to live till he’s 8,374!

Tony has also written several television series for children including Maid Marion and Her Merry Men for which he received a BAFTA and a Royal Television Award. He presents’s Channel 4’s archaeology series Time Team, and played Baldrick in Blackadder.

Reviews

1. Sadhbh
   on 16 February 2021

   Funny and Informative

   Amazing drawings, and very funny and informative.
   I'd never like THESE jobs other than the Dog one!

   5out of 5

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What kids think

1. Chocolatelover10
   on 19 June 2013

   This book is really interesting especially as I love the topic of history this is a funny guide to an aspiring but giggly topic.

   5out of 5

2. mutemath4ever
   on 3 March 2012

   This is a great book, i learned loads from reading this. It has lots of pictures and is laid out in a lovely fashion. Great help for homework and just for pleasure reading. i would recommend for ages 10+

3. toilet
   on 30 December 2008

   I think its a good book because you learn about all the hard jobs children had to do.Some of the punishments in the book were a bit harsh.

   5out of 5