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In a Victorian Mill! - A Gruelling Job You's rather Not Have by John Malam; David Antram (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be... Ser.
The year is 1842, and you have been taken from your mother in London to work in a cotton mill in smoky Manchester. The work is hard and dangerous: you are likely to go deaf and suffer from lung disease, and you could easily lose limbs. Is there no hope for you? Will things ever get better? Will you see ...Show more
You Wouldn t Want To Be On Shackletons Polar Expedition by Jen Green; David Antram (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be Ser.
Get ready...as a harderned sailor, you're about to join Shackleton in what will prove to be one of the most gruelling adventures of all time as you brave your way across the bitterly cold continent of Antarctica. As you encounter extreme cold, strong icy winds and a worrying lack of food and water, you' ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Be Tutankhamun! by David Stewart; David Antram (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be... Ser.
You are Tutankhamun, ruler of Egypt for a brief but turbulent period. You oversaw a national change in religion and then died mysteriously at only 19 years old. Since your body was first examined experts have been unable to agree how you died, and you have been blamed for a 'mummy's curse' that sought r ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Convict Sent to Australia by Meredith Costain; David Antram (Illustrator)
Category: Children's History | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be Ser.
You are an 18th-century convict faced with a fate potentially worse than death: to be sent to one of the new English colonies in Australia, where you will face hardship, isolation and great danger at the razor edge of colonial enterprise. "You Wouldn't Want To Be" is a constantly-growing library of exci ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Mammoth Hunter! by John Malam; David Antram (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be... Ser.
Illustrations and text describe the hard life of mammoth hunters in the ice age, including many of the tools and implements they used
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Prisoner in the Tower of London! by Fiona Macdonald; David Antram (Illustrator)
Category: Learning | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be Ser.
The humorous cartoon-style illustrations and the narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the narrative history encourage readers to get emotionally involved with the characters, aiding their understanding of what life would have been like as a prisoner in the Tower. The title covers daily li ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Shakespearean Actor! by Jacqueline Morley; David Antram (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be... Ser.
In 16th century London, you start work as an actor at William Shakespeare's theatre, but soon realise it won't be easy. It'll take an excellent memory, a penchant for wearing dresses and a keen eye for avoiding rotten vegetables. But against all odds, you could do well here...just watch where you're poi ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Suffragette! by Fiona Macdonald; David Antram (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be... Ser.
The spread of female suffrage is one of the success stories of the 20th century, but it was not achieved without a great deal of hardship. Eyewitnesses tell the story from both sides of the Atlantic, and we learn that even today there is still some way to go. The humorous cartoon-style illustrations and ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Be an Anglo-Saxon Peasant! by Jacqueline Morley; David Antram (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be... Ser.
You're a farmer's son living in England in the early 7th century. Your people are descendants of invaders from Northern Europe: the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes, who arrived about 200 years earlier, seized land from the native Britons and made themselves at home here. You will experience first-hand ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Be in Alexander the Great's Army! by Jacqueline Morley; David Antram (Illustrator)
Category: Childrens | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be Ser.
You are a soldier in Alexander the Great's army - ruler of one of the largest empires in the ancient world. The book charts with historical depth and accuracy, the battles, conquests and wars of Alexander the Great, from the start of his campaign in Asia Minor to his death in Babylon in 323 BC.The humor ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Be in a Tank in World War Two! by Roger Canavan; David Antram (Illustrator)
Category: Learning | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be Ser.
You're a member of a tank crew in the Second World War. You'll learn about the challenges and dangers of serving in a tank regiment and witness many of the defining tank battles of the war, from El Alamein to D-Day. The humorous cartoon-style illustrations and the narrative approach placing readers at t ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Be in a Virus Pandemic! by Anne Rooney; David Antram (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be... Ser.
You Wouldn't Want To Be In A Virus Pandemic! is a fast-paced, informative and entertaining guide to pandemics like the COVID-19 Coronavirus, covering how they spread, how they can be prevented and how they can be overcome with science. It looks at aspects of pandemics such as the human immune system, th ...Show more