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William Terence "Terry" Deary (born 3 January 1946)〔 is a British children's author of over 200 books, selling over 25 million copies in over 40 languages, best known as the writer of the ''Horrible Histories'' series. Since 1994 he has been one of Britain's best-selling authors.〔〔 In 2012 he was the tenth most-borrowed author in British libraries, and was voted Outstanding Children's Non-Fiction Author Of The 20th Century by ''Books for Keeps'' magazine.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Children’s writers dominate UK’s most borrowed books chart )〕 ==Life and career== Deary was born in Sunderland. His father Bill owned a butcher's shop in Hendon, a poverty stricken area of the city and his mother Freda was the manageress of a clothing shop. Deary went to Monkwearmouth Grammar School and intensely disliked his school experience, particularly the style of teaching he received. He worked as a butcher's boy for much of his childhood, helping in the shop from the age of three. He joined the electricity board as a management trainee when he was 18 and later the Theatre Powys drama company in 1972 and as an actor toured Welsh village halls bringing theatre to children. He qualified as a teacher at the Sunderland's College of Education and taught drama. He began writing in 1976, turning full-time in 1994, with the publication of the ''Horrible Histories'' series. The ''Horrible Histories'' series of books are popular among children for their interesting details,vast information and humorous pictures and among adults for getting children interested in history. Books in the series have been widely translated into other languages and imitated. A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV in 2002. The ''Horrible Histories'' live action comedy sketch show of the same name has been shown on CBBC since 2009. Deary himself has played some parts. Deary received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. In 2011, he retired from writing children's books after 35 years. He lives in Burnhope, County Durham, England with his wife Jenny and their daughter Sara.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Terry Deary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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