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 work on the Great Wall of China!: defenses you'd rather not build
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Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Humorous illustrations, captions, and sidebars lead the reader from France to the New World as workers spend weeks planning and constructing the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France to the United States which was designed by sculptor Frédéric Auguste-Bartholdi.
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"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.
16)
You wouldn't want to live in Pompeii!: a volcanic eruption you'd rather avoid
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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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Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A look at Irish immigrants who came to the United States to escape the potato famine.
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Offers a humorous look of the life of a crew member building a new skyscraper called the Empire State Building while doing different jobs such a wrecker, catcher for a riveting gang, and sky boy.
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the incidents of body snatching and murder in Edinburgh in the nineteenth century, where criminals would commonly sell corpses to the medical community for dissection.
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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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes what it was like to be a nurse during the Civil 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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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Humorous illustrations, captions, and sidebars describes life for a spy during World War II.
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
Franklin Watts library ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography about the young French woman who, inspired by voices, led the French army to victory over the English, was burned at the stake for witchcraft, and eventually was declared a saint.
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the hazards of attempting to climb Mount Everest, including weather conditions, treacherous pathways, and physical limitations, and recounts the first successful expedition by Edmund Hillary in 1953.
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the disadvantages to being one of the many builders during the construction of a Medieval cathedral, including masons and quarrymen, and explains the long and arduous task of completing the cathedral.
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Takes an historical look at the building of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, examining its occupational hazards and the massive undertaking required to construct such a structure in the nineteenth century.
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Franklin Watts library ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the skills needed to become a ninja, including practicing with weapons everyday, listening and not asking questions, and keeping identity secret.
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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 an Egyptian mummy!: disgusting things you'd rather not know
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Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
Franklin Watts library ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
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You wouldn't want to be on the first flying machine!
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Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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!
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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: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the construction of an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, the life and various jobs of the workers, and the burial of the pharaoh.
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You wouldn't want to be a Viking explorer!: voyages you'd rather not make
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You wouldn't want to be sick in the 16th century!: diseases you'd rather not catch
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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: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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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You wouldn't want to live without dirt!
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You wouldn't want to live without gravity!
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You wouldn't want to live without pain!
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You wouldn't want to live without sleep!
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You wouldn't want to live without vegetables!
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Author
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Publisher
Franklin Watts, an Imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Revised edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Get ready ... 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! Find out all about the eventful life, great loves, and tragic fate of the most famous of all Egyptian queens.
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Revised edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the Egyptian ruler Tutankhamen, focusing on the many dangers of his reign and his untimely demise.