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| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Be a Pirate's Prisoner! John Malam, 2021-02-01 Get ready… as the captain of a Spanish treasure ship sailing in the Spanish Main, you're about to get captured as a pirate's prisoner! Pirates have many ingenious tortures, and once they have got what they want from you, the best you can hope for is to be marooned on an island. This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing reaworld warders at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like as a pirate’s prisoner. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to be an American Pioneer! Jacqueline Morley, 2012-09-07 Humorous look at American pioneers, and their nineteenth century journey across the western United States |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to be a Viking Explorer! Andrew Langley, 2014 Presents a light-hearted approach to what life was like as a Viking explorer. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Clean Water! Roger Canavan, David Salariya, 2021-02-02 We could not live without water. Almost two-thirds of our body weight is water. We rely on it to keep ourselves clean, to keep our bodies nourished, and to get rid of waste. But water can also carry deadly germs and poisons. One of the greatest challenges for scientists and governments today is to make sure that everyone has access to the clean, safe water that they need. You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Clean Water! is part of a brand-new science and technology strand within the internationally acclaimed You Wouldn’t Want to Be series. The clear, engaging text and humorous illustrations bring the subject to life and stimulate young readers' curiosity about the world around them. Specially commissioned cartoon-style illustrations in full colour make these books attractive and accessible even to reluctant readers. Information is conveyed through captions, labels and humorous speech bubbles in addition to the main text. Illustrated sidebars headed ‘How It Works’, ‘Top Tip’ or ‘You Can Do It’ supply more facts, describe simple, safe experiments, or steps that readers can take to help make the world a better place. Each volume includes a timeline and a list of ‘Did You Know?’ facts. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Be Mary, Queen of Scots! Fiona Macdonald, 2021-01-25 See life through the eyes of one of the most unfortunate people in European history – Mary, Queen of Scots! Crowned as a baby, widowed at 18, schemed against in your own country and menaced by the superpower next door – your life is not going to be a bed of roses. This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like as Mary, Queen of Scots. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to be an American Colonist! Jacqueline Morley, David Salariya, 2013 This best-selling series engages readers of all levels by making them part of the story. Readers will become the main character and can revel in the gory and dark sides of life throughout important moments in history. Key Features:Perfect resource for reluctant readers with: humor and history tied to curriculum entertaining sidebars to pique reader's curiosity comprehensive glossary to support content index to make navigating subject matter easier |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Be Cleopatra! Jim Pipe, 2021-01-29 You’re a princess born into the Egyptian royal family. But it’s not easy living in the palace. From family betrayals to Roman generals, you will discover it’s not easy being Cleopatra! This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like as Cleopatra. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Be a Shakespearean Actor! Jacqueline Morley, David Salariya, 2021-02-01 This series of hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history in frazzling situations. Robert, a boy living in Southwark in early 17th century London, finds himself employed as an actor in the Globe theatre, playing roles written by the greatest playwright of the age: William Shakespeare. But when the coronation of a new king, James I, threatens the future of the theatre, Robert has to come up with a cunning plan to save the company. If he doesn’t succeed, Robert will have to go back to collecting dog poo for a living. ‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the end matter. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to be a Civil War Soldier! Thomas M. Ratliff, 2013 This best-selling series engages readers of all levels by making them part of the story. Readers will become the main character and can revel in the gory and dark sides of life throughout important moments in history. Key Features:Perfect resource for reluctant readers with: humor and history tied to curriculum entertaining sidebars to pique reader's curiosity comprehensive glossary to support content index to make navigating subject matter easier |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Live in a Wild West Town! Peter Hicks, 2014 Presents a humorous look at what life was like on the Great Plains just after the Civil War. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Be a Roman Soldier! David Stewart, David Salariya, 2021-02-01 Get ready... as a young man living in the Roman Empire, you’ve heard many stories about far-away lands and people. It sounds exciting but you’re about to discover how tough life really is for a Roman soldier! This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like as a Roman soldier. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Books! Alex Woolf, 2014-09 What would life be like if you had to do without modern inventions? How would you cope without a toilet or live without electricity? Starting from these thought-provoking questions, each title takes us on a historical journey to see how people coped in the past, and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and more pleasant. Key Features: Full-color cartoon-style original illustrations that make the books fun and attractive to reluctant readers A simple timeline providing an easily understood history of the subject A Top Tip offering helpful advice on what you should or shouldn't do in a tricky situation A How It Works section explaining the science behind the technology A You Can Do It! section which describes a simple, safe experiment, or an action you can take to help make the world a better place A helpful glossary and index in each book |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to be on Apollo 13! Ian Graham, 2017 Describes what it was like to be an astronaut on the unlucky 1970 Apollo 13 mission to the moon. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Bees! Alex Woolf, 2016-08-18 What would happen if there were no bees in the world? It would be a disaster! Without bees, we would, of course, have no honey. But we'd also lose a lot of other foods and useful products like cotton produced by plants that bees pollinate. We would also lose the animals that eat these plants, and the animals that eat those animals! As far as important species are concerned, bees are at the top of the list - you really wouldn't want to live without them! You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Bees! is part of a brand-new science and technology strand within the internationally acclaimed You Wouldn't Want to Be series. The clear, engaging text and humorous illustrations bring the subject to life and stimulate young readers' curiosity about the world around them. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Live in Pompeii! John Malam, 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. 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. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Sail With Christopher Columbus! Fiona Macdonald, 2021-02-01 You are Christopher Columbus, the explorer who accidentally discovered America. Follow Columbus' struggles to finance his journeys, his sometimes infamous behaviour and his final lonely days. This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like sailing with Christopher Columbus. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to be a Samurai! Fiona Macdonald, David Salariya, 2010 Illustrations and text introduce early readers to the the training, duties, and lifestyle of a samurai; and also describes the culture and traditions of ancient Japan. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Be in the Great Fire of London! Jim Pipe, 2021-02-01 As if the plague wasn't bad enough, here comes the fiery antidote! As famous diary-keeper Samuel Pepys, you'll witness four days and four nights of fire and live to tell the tale. Find out how people lived in the London of 1666, how they coped in the aftermath and all importantly, whodunnit! - or at least who we think dunnit! This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like living through the Great Fire of London in 1666. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Be an Aztec Sacrifice! Fiona Macdonald, David Salariya, 2021-02-01 You are a young man from a noble family in Mexico. Little do you suspect that you are about to fall victim to one of the most powerful South American civilisations and become an Aztec sacrifice! This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like living in the Aztec civilisation. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to be a Victorian Schoolchild! John Malam, 2021-02-01 You are a Victorian schoolchild. Growing up in Britain in the 1880s wasn't easy. For a young child in school the going is tough and the punishments are hard. This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like as a Victorian schoolchild. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to be Sick in the 16th Century! Kathryn Senior, 2014 This best-selling series engages readers of all levels by making them part of the story. Readers will become the main character and can revel in the gory and dark sides of life throughout important moments in history. Perfect resource for reluctant readers with: Humor and history tied to curriculum Entertaining sidebars to pique reader's curiosity Comprehensive glossary to support content Index to make navigating subject matter easier |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Be at the Boston Tea Party! Peter Cook, David Salariya, 2013-09 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 |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to be a World War II Pilot! Ian Graham, 2010 Discusses the process of becoming a fighter pilot during World War II and how dangerous it was. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Extreme Weather! Roger Canavan, 2015-02-12 It's a nuisance when it rains on a picnic. It's a tragedy when a tornado destroys a neighbourhood. But our planet would be very different place if it didn't have extremes of weather. Weather has shaped the world we live in, and humans have learned to live in almost every climate that can be found on Earth. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to be a Roman Gladiator! John Malam, 2000 |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Be on the Hindenburg! Ian Graham, 2009-03 Originally published: Brighton, UK: Salariya Book Co., 2008. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece! Fiona Macdonald, 2021-01-20 This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like as a slave in ancient Greece. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to be Cursed by King Tut! Jacqueline Morley, David Salariya, 2012 Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922: Archaeologist Howard Carter and his employer Lord Carnarvon discover the tomb of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamen. But when Lord Carnarvon dies suddenly, there are rumors that the tomb is cursed! Is it true, or is there a logical explanation for everything? Does being a Ninja Warrior or a Pony Express Rider sound fun and exciting to you? Get ready to discover the not-so-pretty truth! In this lively series, YOU are the main character in some of history's goriest, darkest, and most horrific moments. Hilarious illustrations, captions, and sidebars leave no doubt that you simply wouldn't want to be there. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Electricity! Ian Graham, David Salariya, 2021-02-02 We depend on electricity in almost everything that we do. It gives us heat, light, transportation and entertainment. Electricity has always existed, but it is only in the last 200 years or so that we have learned how to make use of it. Find out what electricity does for us – and how we managed without it in the past. You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Electricity! is part of a brand-new science and technology strand within the internationally acclaimed You Wouldn’t Want to Be series. The clear, engaging text and humorous illustrations bring the subject to life and stimulate young readers' curiosity about the world around them. Specially commissioned cartoon-style illustrations in full colour make these books attractive and accessible even to reluctant readers. Information is conveyed through captions, labels and humorous speech bubbles in addition to the main text. Illustrated sidebars headed ‘How It Works’, ‘Top Tip’ or ‘You Can Do It’ supply more facts, describe simple, safe experiments, or steps that readers can take to help make the world a better place. Each volume includes a timeline and a list of ‘Did You Know?’ facts. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Satellites! Ian Graham, David Salariya, 2021-02-01 A satellite is a small object travelling around something bigger. The Moon is a natural satellite of Earth. A spacecraft launched into orbit around Earth is an artificial satellite. Since Sputnik-1, about 6,000 more satellites have been launched by 40 countries. Learn about how we use satellites every day without knowing it to talk on the telephone, watch television, use the internet, predict the weather, navigate the landscape and run businesses. You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Satellites! is part of a brand-new science and technology strand within the internationally acclaimed You Wouldn’t Want to Be series. The clear, engaging text and humorous illustrations bring the subject to life and stimulate young readers' curiosity about the world around them. Specially commissioned cartoon-style illustrations in full colour make these books attractive and accessible even to reluctant readers. Information is conveyed through captions, labels and humorous speech bubbles in addition to the main text. Illustrated sidebars headed ‘How It Works’, ‘Top Tip’ or ‘You Can Do It’ supply more facts, describe simple, safe experiments, or steps that readers can take to help make the world a better place. Each volume includes a timeline and a list of ‘Did You Know?’ facts. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Simple Machines! Anne Rooney , 2021-02-02 Simple machines are around us all the time and we use them every day. You might not even think of them as machines. Many are built into complex (compound) machines – but the simple machine is still in there, doing its job. Learn about how simple machines enable practically everything around us to work, allowing us to travel in wheeled vehicles, lift very heavy objects, fix things together and break things apart. You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Simple Machines! is part of a brand-new science and technology strand within the internationally acclaimed You Wouldn’t Want to Be series. The clear, engaging text and humorous illustrations bring the subject to life and stimulate young readers' curiosity about the world around them. Specially commissioned cartoon-style illustrations in full colour make these books attractive and accessible even to reluctant readers. Information is conveyed through captions, labels and humorous speech bubbles in addition to the main text. Illustrated sidebars headed ‘How It Works’, ‘Top Tip’ or ‘You Can Do It’ supply more facts, describe simple, safe experiments, or steps that readers can take to help make the world a better place. Each volume includes a timeline and a list of ‘Did You Know?’ facts. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Be Joan of Arc! Fiona Macdonald, David Salariya, 2010-03 For use in schools and libraries only. Imagine yourself as a French country girl during the vicious Hundred Years' War. You start to hear voices that tell you about your sacred mission to lead a French army to victory over the hated English Invaders. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Meet Typhoid Mary! Jacqueline Morley, David Salariya, 2013 In New York, in the early years of the 20th century, several families contract typhoid fever, an unpleasant and sometimes fatal disease. All seem to have caught it from the same person: a cook whom the newspapers call Typhoid Mary. How can she be stopped from spreading the deadly germs?--Provided by publisher. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to be a Nurse During the American Civil War! Kathryn Senior, 2010 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. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Be in Alexander the Great's Army! Jacqueline Morley, David Antram, 2005 Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe the hardships and pitfalls of being a soldier in Alexander the Great's army. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Be in the Trenches in World War One! Alex Woolf, 2014 It's August 1914. You are 16-year-old Tommy Atkins, living in London. Set against the backdrop of the war just broken out in Europe, find out what your life was like after joining up and being sent to the trenches. From sharing your bed with rats and lice to a diet of bully beef, bread and biscuits, discover why you really wouldn't want to be a soldier living in a trench during World War One. Handy hints include how to protect your feet from trenchfoot, how to use pigeons as spies and how to detect enemy tunnelling beneath your trench. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Live in the Middle Ages! Fiona MacDonald, Jacqueline Morley, 2011 Top tips from experts: Know your place - that's the golden rule of medieval life ; Watch your manners as politeness is valued in medieval society ; Learning a trade is hard work, but definitely worth it ; If you're not going on Crusade, make a will as you may not come back ; Stay out of trouble as a medieval prison is the worst place you can imagine. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to be a Pyramid Builder! Jacqueline Morley, 2013-09 Describes the construction of an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, the life and various jobs of the workers, and the burial of the pharaoh. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Dirt! Ian Graham, 2016 Looks at what life would be like without dirt and soil, examining how soil supports life and some of the many ways that people have used soil throughout history, and some of its potential future uses. |
| you wouldn t want to be: You Wouldn't Want to Be a Crusader! F. Macdonald, 2005-09-01 Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe the life and duties of a young Christian knight. |
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