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You Wouldn't Want to Be in the Trenches in World War I! by Alex Woolf
Category: Education | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be...
It's August 1914. You are 16-year-old Tommy Atkins, living in London. Set against a 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, disco ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Explore with Captain Cook! by Mark Bergin
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be...
The humorous cartoon-style illustrations and the narrative approach encourages readers to get emotionally involved with the characters, aiding their understanding of what life would have been like exploring with Captain Cook. Informative captions, a timeline, a map, a complete glossary and an index make ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Titanic! by David Stewart
Category: Picture Books | Series: You Wouldn't Want to be...
The year is 1907, and you are the manager of a prestigious shipping company. You decide to plan and build the largest and most luxurious ship in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean. At this point, you definitely want to sail on the Titanic. Little do you know that the ship is sailing straight towards ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to be a Medieval Knight! by Fiona MacDonald
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to be...
You are the son of a senior servant living in England in the 1400s. Instead of following in your father's footsteps and becoming a servant, you'd much rather become a knight! During your training, you will discover the tools of the trade, such as your armour, weapons, and horse, and get a glimpse of wha ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to be a Pirate's Prisoner by John Malam
Category: Picture Books | Series: You Wouldn't Want to be...
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 popula ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to be a Roman Gladiator! by John Malam
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to be...
Do you think being a Roman gladiator seems glamorous? Think again! At gladiator school, you'll be taught to fight, kill, and die in a suitably sporting manner to entertain the Roman crowds. If you survive, you could become a hero - but don't count on it. This title in the popular You Wouldn't Want to ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to be a Slave in Ancient Greece! by Fiona MacDonald
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to be...
Seized by slave traders, separated from your native tribe, your family and friends, you are put up for sale in the slave market. Your life will be spent fetching and carrying, and pampering the egos of your masters. The household chores are back-breaking. You have no rights: you can't vote or take holid ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to be a Viking Explorer! by Andrew Langley
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to be...
Get ready...as an adventurous young Viking living in 10th century Norway, you are keen to join other explorers in search of a new life elsewhere. You will travel vast distances across the Atlantic Ocean in a long ship, to the coast of a new continent. It will be a difficult and dangerous journey - you ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to be an Egyptian Mummy! by David Stewart
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to be...
As an ancient Egyptian, your body is being prepared for the afterlife. But it's fairly disgusting business, and you can't be sure that you will always be treated with respect. This title in the popular You Wouldn't Want to Be series features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate te ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to be in a Medieval Dungeon! by Fiona MacDonald
Category: Picture Books | Series: You Wouldn't Want to be...
It's the end of the 15th century, and your local castle is looking for a jailer. Are you up to the job? Your charges will include all sorts of people, from hardened criminals to people with mental illnesses, and you wont be expected to treat them kindly. In this brand new extended edition in the popular ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to be in the Ancient Greek Olympics by Michael Ford; David Antram (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be... Ser.
You are a young boy in the city-state of Athens at the height of the Ancient Greek civilisation. Following several years in one of the city's schools, your father wants you to prove yourself at the most famous athletic competition of all - the Olympics.
You Wouldn't Want to be in the Trenches in World War One! by Alex Woolf
Category: Children's History | Series: You Wouldn't Want to be...
It's August 1914. You are 16-year-old Tommy Atkins, living in London. Set against a 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, disco ...Show more