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Books in YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO series

  • You Wouldn't Want to Be a Medieval Knight!

    Fiona Macdonald, David Antram

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2013)
    Being a knight in shining armor is not as glamorous as it looks.This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history. Follow the progress of a young English boy at the beginning of the 15th century as he goes through the rigorous traning to become a knight, and faces the dangers of sieges and jousts. This new extended edition includes a map, a timeline of the Crusades, and a selection of exciting facts.
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Sail With Christopher Columbus!

    Fiona Macdonald, David Antram

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2014)
    Get ready...as a poor boy living in Spain you dream of exploring the world by sea.This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history. Get ready...as a poor boy living in Spain you dream of exploring the world by sea. You manage to get on board a ship heading west, under the command of Christopher Columbus. It's a Rough Ride!
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Live in Pompeii!

    John Malam, David Antram

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Feb. 1, 2017)
    Get ready . . . as a trusted slave in a quiet Roman town in 79 CE, you're about to undergo the most terrifying experience of your life.This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history. You'll never forget what it's like to live in Pompeii. Find out all about the horrible fate of the residents of Pompeii, what remains of the town today, and how Vesuvius' victims were preserved for eternity.
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Be Sick in the 16th Century!

    Kathryn Senior, David Antram

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2014)
    Get ready...as a barber surgeon, you are about to embark on a career in which you will have to treat gruesome diseases. It's revolting!This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history.
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Be Tutankhamen!

    David Stewart, David Antram

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Feb. 1, 2017)
    Get ready . . . you're an Egyptian prince living in a time of turmoil and change.This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history. Your father Akhenaten has abandoned the old gods, the priests are unhappy, the people are unhappy. One day all this will be yours, Tutankhamen! Find out all about Tutankhamen's childhood, his rise to power, his mysterious early death, and the famous discovery of his tomb.
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Be on Apollo 13!

    Ian Graham, David Antram

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Feb. 1, 2017)
    Count down to liftoff! You are about to go on the most exciting and dangerous journey of your life.This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history. You are part of the crew on the spacecraft Apollo 13. Find out all about NASA and the Apollo missions, what went wrong aboard Apollo 13, and how the crew managed to avoid total disaster and return safely to Earth.
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Titanic!

    David Stewart, David Antram

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2013)
    It's 1912, and a brand-new ocean liner is crossing the Atlantic for the first time.This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history. The huge ship is fitted out with unimaginable luxury, and her distinguished captain has many years' experience. Some say the Titanic is unsinkable...This new extended edition includes a Titanic timeline, a map of shipwrecks around the world, and a list of places to visit.
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Explore with Marco Polo!

    Jacqueline Morley, David Antram

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Aug. 7, 2009)
    This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story,Invites readers to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history.
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Be in a Medieval Dungeon!

    Fiona Macdonald, David Antram

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2013)
    It's the end of the 15th century, and your local castle is looking for a jailer. Do you want the job?This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history. Your charges will include all sorts of people, from hardened criminals to people with mental illnesses-and you won't be expected to treat them kindly. This new extended edition includes a castle timeline, a guide to spooky castles, and some real-life grisly stories.
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Live in a Medieval Castle!: A Home You'd Rather Not Inhabit

    Jacqueline Morley, David Antram

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2008)
    An addition to a humorous, historical series describes the horrible conditions inside a medieval castle that the servants and others endured. Simultaneous.
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Math!

    Anne Rooney, Mark Bergin

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2016)
    Imagine how difficult life would be if you couldn't count things, measure anything, do any calculations or be precise about time, distance or price.This series takes readers (Ages 8-12) on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant. Each book features full-color cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious speech bubbles to heighten interest, making the series attractive even to reluctant readers.You might not like numbers and math when you have to do your maths homework, but it would be hard to live without them. You wouldn't know how old you are, or how long you have to wait until it's the holiday. We couldn't build anything accurately, we'd have no computers and you couldn't even go shopping. No, you wouldn't want to live without math!
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  • You Wouldn't Want to Be an Aztec Sacrifice

    Fiona Macdonald, David Antram

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2013)
    This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story.Invites readers to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history. You are a young man of noble family in the Central Valley of Mexico. Your city is about to be visited by your overlords, the Aztecs: fearsome warriors who practice human sacrifice. Will you be one of their victims? This new extended edition includes a map and a timeline of the Aztec civilization, and a selection of chilling facts.
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