You wouldn't want to

Language

English

Description

Looks through the eyes of the fictional marshal of an imaginary town called Dustville to show what life was like on the Great Plains just after the Civil War.

2) You wouldn't want to be in a medieval dungeon!: prisoners you'd rather not meet

Author

Macdonald, Fiona

3) You wouldn't want to be a Greek athlete!: races you'd rather not run

Author

Ford, Michael

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2014.

Edition

Revised edition.

Physical Desc

32 pages

Language

English

Description

Cartoons and facts combine to explain what it was like to be an athlete in ancient Greece, discussing the realities of training, military service, sacrifices, competitions, rivalries, and other aspects of sports.

4) You wouldn't want to be a medieval knight!: armor you'd rather not wear

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Description

Provides information on the training, traditions, and life of knights during the Middle Ages for a young boy who thinks that that is what he wants to be.

5) You wouldn't want to be an American colonist!: a settlement you'd rather not start

Author

Morley, Jacqueline

Series

Formats

Description

Experience hard labor, drought, famine, and conflict with the Algonquians who are angry with you because you have fenced off their land. Are you tough enough to survive? This new extended edition includes a timeline, a host of fascinating facts including a real 17th-century recipe, and the true story of Pocahontas.

6) You wouldn't want to explore with Sir Francis Drake!: a pirate you'd rather not know

Author

Stewart, David

7) You wouldn't want to sail on the Mayflower!: a trip that took entirely too long

Author

Cook, Peter

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2005

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe the hardships of sailing to the New World from England in 1620.

8) You wouldn't want to be at the Boston Tea Party!: wharf water tea you'd rather not drink

Author

Cook, Peter

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

c2006

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

This book uses humor to recount the events leading up to the colonists' defiant act against the British, describing the Boston Tea Party itself, as well as providing a brief history of the American Revolution.

9) You wouldn't want to work on the Great Wall of China!: defenses you'd rather not build

Author

Morley, Jacqueline

10) You wouldn't want to be a suffragist!: a protest movement that's rougher than you expected

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2009

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm.

Language

English

11) You wouldn't want to be a worker on the Statue of Liberty!: a monument you'd rather not build

Author

Malam, John

12) You wouldn't want to be in the first submarine!: an undersea expedition you'd rather avoid

Author

Series

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Description

Experience what it was like to be on the Confederate submarine, the H.L. Hunley, how submarines were built, what happened when it sank, and it's discovery in the waters off the coast of South Carolina.

13) You wouldn't want to be in the Forbidden City!: a sheltered life you'd rather avoid

Author

Morley, Jacqueline

14) You wouldn't want to be Mary, Queen of Scots!: a ruler who really lost her head

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2008

Physical Desc

p. cm.

Language

English

15) You wouldn't want to live in a Medieval castle!: a home you'd rather not inhabit

Author

Morley, Jacqueline

16) You wouldn't want to live in Pompeii!: a volcanic eruption you'd rather avoid

Author

Series

Publisher

F. Watts

Pub. Date

2008

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

A simple look at the tragedy in Pompeii.

17) You wouldn't want to sail on an Irish famine ship!: a trip across the Atlantic you'd rather not make

Author

Pipe, Jim

Series

Publisher

F. Watts

Pub. Date

2008

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm.

Language

English

18) You wouldn't want to be a Salem witch!: bizarre accusations you'd rather not face

Author

Pipe, Jim

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2009

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Explains the historical background and events of the Salem witch trails.

19) You wouldn't want to be a skyscraper builder!: a hazardous job you'd rather not take

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2009

Physical Desc

52 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

20) You wouldn't want to be a World War II pilot!: air battles you might not survive

Author

Series

Publisher

Scholastic Books

Pub. Date

2010

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Discusses the process of becoming a fighter pilot during World War II and how dangerous it was.

21) You wouldn't want to be on the Hindenburg!: a transatlantic trip you'd rather skip

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2009

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

A skilled mechanic in 1930s Germany is offered a job on the most magnificent airship ever built, the Hindenberg. But dangers from flammable gas, storms and lightning are there. This account follows the airship as it bursts into flame and investigators as they examine the cause of the disaster.

22) You wouldn't want to meet a body snatcher!: criminals and murderers you'd rather avoid

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

c2009

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

23) You wouldn't want to be a nurse during the American Civil War!: a job that's not for the squeamish

Author

Senior, Kathryn

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2010

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

A study of nursing care during the Civil War, the problems with caring for the sick and the injured, and the medical advances that have been made after the war.

24) You wouldn't want to be a secret agent during World War II!: a perilous mission behind enemy lines

Author

Malam, John

25) You wouldn't want to be Joan of Arc!: a mission you might want to miss

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

c2010

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ;25 cm.

Language

English

26) You wouldn't want to climb Mount Everest!: a deadly journey to the top of the world

Author

Graham, Ian

27) You wouldn't want to work in a Medieval cathedral!: a difficult job that never ends

Author

Macdonald, Fiona

28) You wouldn't want to work on the Brooklyn Bridge!: an enormous project that seemed impossible

Author

Ratliff, Thomas M.

29) You wouldn't want to be a ninja warrior!: a secret job that's your destiny

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2012

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

30) You wouldn't want to be a Pony Express rider!: a dusty, thankless job you'd rather not do

Author

Ratliff, Thomas M

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2012

Physical Desc

32 pages : some colored illustrations ; 25 cm.

Language

English

31) You wouldn't want to be cursed by King Tut!: a mysterious death you'd rather avoid

Author

Morley, Jacqueline

Series

Formats

Description

Your are a newspaper reporter in 1922 and learn about the discovery of King Tut's tomb and the curse that comes with it.

32) You wouldn't want to be a pirate's prisoner!: horrible things you'd rather not know

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

c2013

Edition

Rev. ed.

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

33) You wouldn't want to be a Roman gladiator: gory things you'd rather not know!

Author

Malam, John

34) You wouldn't want to be an Egyptian mummy: disgusting things you'd rather not know!

Author

Stewart, David Evelyn

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2000

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

A light-hearted approach to the process of mummification in ancient Egypt.

35) You wouldn't want to work on the Hoover Dam!: an explosive job you'd rather not do

Author

Series

Formats

Description

Discusses the building of the Hoover Dam and those who worked on it in the 1920s.

36) You wouldn't want to be a Civil War soldier!: a war you'd rather not fight

Author

Ratliff, Thomas M

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2004

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict life and events during the four years of the Civil War.

37) You wouldn't want to be an American pioneer!: a wilderness you'd rather not tame

Author

Morley, Jacqueline

38) You wouldn't want to be on the first flying machine!

Author

Graham, Ian

39) You wouldn't want to be Sir Isaac Newton!

Author

Graham, Ian

40) You wouldn't want to meet Typhoid Mary!

Author

Morley, Jacqueline

41) You wouldn't want to sail on the Titanic!: one voyage you'd rather not make

Author

Stewart, David

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2001

Physical Desc

p. cm.

Language

English

42) You wouldn't want to be a pyramid builder!: a hazardous job you'd rather not have

Author

Morley, Jacqueline

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2014.

Edition

Revised edition.

Physical Desc

32 pages : colored illustrations ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

Describes the construction of an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, the life and various jobs of the workers, and the burial of the pharaoh.

43) You wouldn't want to be a Viking explorer!: voyages you'd rather not make

Author

Langley, Andrew

44) You wouldn't want to be sick in the 16th century!: diseases you'd rather not catch

Author

Senior, Kathryn

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2014.

Edition

Revised edition.

Physical Desc

32 pages

Language

English

45) You wouldn't want to sail with Christopher Columbus!: uncharted waters you'd rather not cross

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2014.

Edition

Revised edition.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

A look at life on the high seas with Christopher Columbus as he discovers America in 1492.

46) You wouldn't want to work on the railroad!: a track you'd rather not go down

Author

Series

Publisher

F. Watts

Pub. Date

c2001

Edition

A Franklin Watts Library ed.

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.

Language

English

47) You wouldn't want to live without dirt!

Author

Graham, Ian

48) You wouldn't want to live without gravity!

Author

Rooney, Anne

49) You wouldn't want to live without pain!

Author

Macdonald, Fiona

50) You wouldn't want to live without poop!

Author

Woolf, Alex

51) You wouldn't want to live without sleep!

Author

Pipe, Jim

52) You wouldn't want to live without vegetables!

Author

Woolf, Alex

53) You wouldn't want to be a polar explorer!: an expedition you'd rather not go on

Author

Green, Jen

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2001

Physical Desc

p. cm.

Language

English

Description

A humorous look at the polar expedition of Ernest Shackleton.

54) You wouldn't want to be Cleopatra!: an Egyptian ruler you'd rather not be

Author

Pipe, Jim

Series

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Description