You wouldn't want to

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Describes what life was like in medieval dungeons during the late fifteenth century, as seen through the eyes of the jailer.

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

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Ford, Michael

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English

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Presents a humorous look at life as a athlete in the Olympic Games of Ancient Greece.

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

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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

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Traces the founding of the English colony at Jamestown, its struggle for survival, and its eventual decline.

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

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Stewart, David

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English

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

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Cook, Peter

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English

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

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Cook, Peter

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English

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Traces the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party and American Revolution through the perspective of being a struggling Bostonian at that time.

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

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"Describes what life would be like to work on the Great Wall of China"--Provided by publisher.

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

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Get ready...it's the 1920s, and more and more women around the world are being given the right to vote. But women have not always had it so good. Let your great aunt Edith and her cousin Mabel tell you what it was like to be a suffragist.

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

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"Get ready...as a young French sculptor, you're about to embark on one of the most ambitious artistic projects of the 19th century. There's not a moment's rest for a worker on the Statue of Liberty..."--Cover back.

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

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"Get ready...as a young man in Civil War America, you are about to become involved in a highly dangerous underwater arms race. You could get into very deep water in the first submarine..."--Cover back.

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

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

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MacDonald, Fiona

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English

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Discusses the troubled life and times of Scotland's famous queen.

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

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Get ready...as the daughter of a local official, you're about to get a glimpse of the high life, working as a servant in an enormous castle. It sounds grand, but things are about to get very hot in this medieval castle.

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

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English

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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

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Pipe, Jim

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English

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A look at Irish immigrants who came to the United States to escape the potato famine.

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

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Pipe, Jim

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English

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Provides information about the Salem Witch hunts and trial through the fictional description of the experiences of a young girl who is accused of being a witch.

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

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Provides an account of what it was like to be employed during the Great Depression helping construct the Empire State Building in New York City, and discusses the hazards of the job.

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

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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

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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. Follows the airship as it bursts into flame and investigates the cause of the disaster.

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

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MacDonald, Fiona

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English

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A lively look at the practice of body snatching for medical studies in nineteenth-century Scotland. Also covers cases of murders that took place to keep up with the demand for corpses to study.

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

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Senior, Kathryn

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English

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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

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Explains what it was like to be a British secret agent working behind enemy lines in France during World War II, describing the training, equipment, and techniques used by spies and the danger they faced during their missions.

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

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

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Describes the realities and risks of attempting to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, from the perspective of a member of a team of British mountaineers in 1952.

27) You wouldn't want to work on a medieval cathedral: a difficult job that never ends

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English

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Describes what life was like as an apprentice on the construction of a medieval cathedral.

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

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Ratliff, Thomas M

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English

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Profiles the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and why you wouldn't have wanted to work on it!

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

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Examines the skills needed to become a ninja, including practicing with weapons everyday, listening and not asking questions, and keeping identity secret.

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

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Ratliff, Tom

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English

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Describes the disadvantages to being a Pony Express rider, including riding in all weather, natural disasters, and disease.

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

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

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Humorous illustrations and facts combine to provide a portrait of what life was like aboard an English pirate ship plying the Caribbean Sea during the sixteenth century.

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

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English

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Discusses how a Celtic warrior captured by Romans is trained to become a gladiator.

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

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Stewart, David

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English

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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

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Describes the hazards to being one of the many builders during the construction of the Hoover Dam, including the tough living conditions, the extreme heights, and the diverting of a river.

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

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Ratliff, Thomas M

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English

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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

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A light-hearted look at some of the difficulties faced by the pioneers who traveled by wagon train across the United States to settle in the West.

38) You wouldn't want to be on the first flying machine!: a high-soaring ride you'd rather not take

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Offers a humorous look at the story of the Wright brothers' first historic flight at Kitty Hawk.

39) You wouldn't want to be Sir Isaac Newton!: a lonely life you'd rather not lead

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Traces the life of the English physicist whose work on the laws of motion and gravity and invention of calculus had great influence on the understanding of the physical nature of the universe.

40) You wouldn't want to meet Typhoid Mary!: a deadly cook you'd rather not know

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Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict the story of Mary Mallon, an Irish immigrant cook who became known as "Typhoid Mary" when she infected many New Yorkers with the deadly disease.

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

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Stewart, David

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English

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Describes the ill-fated voyage of the "Titanic" from the perspective of the ship's designer and passengers.

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

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The ancient Egyptian pyramids are one of the wonders of the world but what was it like to work on one? Experience for yourself the lives of laborers, scribes, artists, and embalmers as they prepare the Pharaohs final resting place.

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

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Langley, Andrew

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English

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A lighthearted approach to the Viking explorers and their way of life.

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

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Senior, Kathryn

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English

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A humorous look at the state of illness and medicine in Tudor England.

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

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MacDonald, Fiona

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Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons describe what it would have been like sailing with Christopher Columbus.

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

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English

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Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe the life of a laborer working on the transcontinental railroad.

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

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Graham, Ian

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

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Rooney, Anne

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English

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