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You Wouldn't Want to Be in Alexander the Great's Army! by Jacqueline Morley; David Antram (Illustrator)
Category: Education | 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 Virus Pandemic! by Anne Rooney; David Antram (Illustrator)
Category: Education | 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
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: Education | 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 be in a Medieval Dungeon! by Fiona MacDonald
Category: Education | 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
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