You wouldn't want to

Accelerated Reader

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

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

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Accelerated Reader

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

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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Accelerated Reader

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

Description

Describes what is involved in becoming a champion in the Olympic games in ancient Greece.

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

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Accelerated Reader

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

5) You wouldn't want to be an American colonist!: a settlement you'd rather not start

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Morley, Jacqueline

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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Accelerated Reader

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

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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Accelerated Reader

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

Description

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe the hardships of sailing to the New World from England in 1620.

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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Accelerated Reader

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

Description

Uses humor to recount the events leading up to the colonists' defiant act against the British, describing the Boston Tea Party itself, as well as providing a brief history of the American Revolution. --Publisher's description.

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

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Morley, Jacqueline

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

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Accelerated Reader

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

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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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Presents the conception, design, and construction of the Statue of Liberty.

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

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Graham, Ian

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

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Morley, Jacqueline

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

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Macdonald, Fiona

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

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Morley, Jacqueline

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

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Accelerated Reader

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

Description

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

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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Description

Explains the historical background and events of the Salem witch trails.

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

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Accelerated Reader

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

Description

A lighthearted look at what building a skyscraper would be like.

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

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Accelerated Reader

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

Description

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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Accelerated Reader

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

Description

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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As a medical student in Edinburgh, you'll learn all about the history of body snatching.

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

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

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Malam, John

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

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Accelerated Reader

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

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.

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

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Graham, Ian

27) You wouldn't want to work in a Medieval cathedral!: a difficult job that never ends

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Macdonald, Fiona

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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Accelerated Reader

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

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

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Malam, John

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, Thomas M

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Accelerated Reader

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

Description

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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Morley, Jacqueline

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

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Accelerated Reader

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

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

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Accelerated Reader

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

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!

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Stewart, David

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Accelerated Reader

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

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

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Graham, Ian

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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Accelerated Reader

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

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

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Morley, Jacqueline

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Accelerated Reader

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

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

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Accelerated Reader

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

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

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Accelerated Reader

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

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!

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Morley, Jacqueline

41) You wouldn't want to sail on the Titanic!

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Stewart, David

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

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Morley, Jacqueline

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

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Langley, Andrew

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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Accelerated Reader

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

Description

A humorous look at the state of illness and medicine in Tudor England. This lively, interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character and revel in the gory, dark, horrific side of life throughout important eras in history. --Publisher's description.

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

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Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

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

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Accelerated Reader

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

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!

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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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49) You wouldn't want to live without pain!

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Macdonald, Fiona

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

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Woolf, Alex

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Accelerated Reader

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

Description

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

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

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Pipe, Jim

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Accelerated Reader

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

Description

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

52) You wouldn't want to live without vegetables!

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Woolf, Alex

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

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Green, Jen

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Accelerated Reader

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

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

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Pipe, Jim

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Accelerated Reader

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

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

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Series

Accelerated Reader

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

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

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Stewart, David

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