You wouldn't want to

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Looks through the eyes of the fictional marshal of an imaginary town called Dustville to show what life was like on the Great Plains just after the Civil War.

2) You wouldn't want to be in a medieval dungeon!: prisoners you'd rather not meet

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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

Author

Ford, Michael

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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

Author

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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

Author

Stewart, David

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

An addition to a humorous series looks at the darker side of exploring the world with Sir Francis Drake--a dangerous voyage that would last for three long years.

7) You wouldn't want to sail on the Mayflower!: grisly tasks you'd rather not do

Author

Cook, Peter

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

c2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Cook, Peter

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2017.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

"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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

c2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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

Author

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2008.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Humorous description of life for the inhabitants of Beijing's Forbidden City, formerly home of China's Emperors.

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

Author

MacDonald, Fiona

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

17) You wouldn't want to sail on an Irish famine ship!: a trip across the Atlantic you'd rather not make

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts/Scholastic

Pub. Date

2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts/Scholastic

Pub. Date

2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts/Scholastic

Pub. Date

2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts/Scholastic

Pub. Date

c2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

21) You wouldn't want to be on the Hindenburg!: a transatlantic trip you'd rather skip

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts/Scholastic

Pub. Date

2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts/Scholastic

Pub. Date

2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Senior, Kathryn

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2010

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1

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.

24) You wouldn't want to be a secret agent during World War II!: a perilous mission behind enemy lines

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2010

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

MacDonald, Fiona

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

c2010

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2010

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

MacDonald, Fiona

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

c2010

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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

Author

Ratliff, Thomas M

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts/Scholastic

Pub. Date

2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2012.

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 your identity secret.

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

Author

Ratliff, Tom

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2011

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2012.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Learn about ancient Egyptian burials, in particular the grave of King Tut and the curse associated with it.

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

A light-hearted introduction to the life and training of a Roman gladiator.

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

Author

Stewart, David Evelyn

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

[2012]

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.

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

Author

Ratliff, Thomas M

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1

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.

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts/Scholastic

Pub. Date

2013

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2013

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

2013

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Stewart, David

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

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.

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

Author

Langley, Andrew

Series

Around the World: March in Europe

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Senior, Kathryn

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2016.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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

Author

Rooney, Anne

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2016.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

49) You wouldn't want to live without pain

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2016.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

"Describes what life would be like without pain."--

50) You wouldn't want to live without poop!

Author

Woolf, Alex

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2016.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

"Describes what life would be like without poop."--

51) You wouldn't want to live without sleep!

Author

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2016.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

"Describes what life would be like without sleep."--

52) You wouldn't want to live without vegetables

Author

Woolf, Alex

Series

Publisher

Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2016.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

53) You wouldn't want to be a polar explorer!: an expedition you'd rather not go on

Author

Green, Jen

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Presents information about the men who undertook Ernest Shackletons expedition to Antarctica and the perils they faced along the way.

54) You wouldn't want to be Cleopatra!: an Egyptian ruler you'd rather not be

Author

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

55) You wouldn't want to be on Apollo 13!: a mission you'd rather not go on

Author

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Describes what it was like to be an astronaut on the "unlucky" 1970 Apollo 13 mission to the moon.

56) You wouldn't want to be Tutankhamen!: a mummy who really got meddled with

Author

Stewart, David

Series