You wouldn't want to
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You wouldn't want to live in a Wild West town!: dust you'd rather not settle
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You wouldn't want to be in a medieval dungeon!: prisoners you'd rather not meet
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Publisher
Franklin Watts, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Revised edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes what is involved in becoming a champion in the Olympic games in ancient Greece.
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You wouldn't want to be an American colonist!: a settlement you'd rather not start
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You wouldn't want to explore with Sir Francis Drake!: a pirate you'd rather not know
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You wouldn't want to work on the Great Wall of China!: defenses you'd rather not build
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You wouldn't want to be a suffragist!: a protest movement that's rougher than you expected
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You wouldn't want to be a worker on the Statue of Liberty!: a monument you'd rather not build
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You wouldn't want to be in the first submarine!: an undersea expedition you'd rather avoid
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You wouldn't want to be in the Forbidden City!: a sheltered life you'd rather avoid
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You wouldn't want to be Mary, Queen of Scots!: a ruler who really lost her head
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You wouldn't want to live in a Medieval castle!: a home you'd rather not inhabit
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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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You wouldn't want to be a Salem witch!: bizarre accusations you'd rather not face
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You wouldn't want to be a skyscraper builder!: a hazardous job you'd rather not take
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You wouldn't want to be a World War II pilot!: air battles you might not survive
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You wouldn't want to be on the Hindenburg!: a Transatlantic trip you'd rather skip
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You wouldn't want to meet a body snatcher!: criminals and murderers you'd rather avoid
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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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Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color 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.
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You wouldn't want to be a secret agent during World War II!: a perilous mission behind enemy lines
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You wouldn't want to be Joan of Arc!: a mission you might want to miss
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You wouldn't want to climb Mount Everest!: a deadly journey to the top of the world
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You wouldn't want to work in a Medieval cathedral!: a difficult job that never ends
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You wouldn't want to work on the Brooklyn Bridge!: an enormous project that seemed impossible
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You wouldn't want to be a ninja warrior!: a secret job that's your destiny
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You wouldn't want to be a Pony Express rider!: a dusty, thankless job you'd rather not do
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You wouldn't want to be cursed by King Tut!: a mysterious death you'd rather avoid
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You wouldn't want to be a pirate's prisoner!
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You wouldn't want to be an Egyptian mummy!: disgusting things you'd rather not know
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You wouldn't want to work on the Hoover Dam!: an explosive job you'd rather not do
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You wouldn't want to be a Civil War soldier!: a war you'd rather not fight
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Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
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.
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You wouldn't want to be on the first flying machine!
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You wouldn't want to be Sir Isaac Newton!
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You wouldn't want to meet Typhoid Mary!
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You wouldn't want to sail on the Titanic!
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You wouldn't want to be a pyramid builder!: a hazardous job you'd rather not have
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You wouldn't want to be a Viking explorer!: voyages you'd rather not make
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Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Revised edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A humorous look at the state of illness and medicine in Tudor England.
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Revised edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would require to launch a voyage of discovery, what shipboard life would be like, and what the rewards would be using the voyages of Columbus as an example.
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Revised edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe the life of a laborer working on the transcontinental railroad.
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
A Franklin Watts library edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Without dirt-- or soil-- life would have developed differently, and we humans probably wouldn't be here at all. Surprised? Graham shows you all the ways soil has been used by humans over the centuries, and shares exciting prospects for soil in the future.
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains the principles of gravity, discussing the effect that gravity has on the Earth and on the human body and the consequences when gravity is either increased or decreased.
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
A Franklin Watts library edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Describes what life would be like without pain."--
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
A Franklin Watts library edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Describes what life would be like without poop."--
Although poop is considered waste matter, it's much more than just parts of food that our bodies don't use. Woolf explores the science of digestion in humans and animals, the history of manure, fertilizer, and sewage systems, and ways dung and scat are used around the world.
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
A Franklin Watts library edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Describes what life would be like without sleep."--
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
A Franklin Watts library edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Looks at what life would be like without vegetables, examining what they are, why humans need them, their history, and how people have used them for purposes other than eating.
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You wouldn't want to be a polar explorer!: an expedition you'd rather not go on
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Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Humorous text and illustrations describe what life must have been like for the Egyptian princess, describing how she had to rule a kingdom, protect her throne from her brother, Ptolemy, and woo Roman invaders.
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Revised edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This delightful series brings something unusual to the study of history: humor. You Wouldn't Want to... revels in the darker side of life in ancient times. The reader is on center stage as he or she gets a tour through life as a slave, warrior, explorer -- even a mummy! Hilarious illustrations, captions, and sidebars leave no doubt that you simply wouldn't want to be there.Cruising through space sounds pretty cool. Right? But what if an explosion...