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You wouldn't want to explore with Marco Polo!

a really long trip you'd rather not take
Cartoons and facts combine to provide an overview of what it was like to travel with Marco Polo during the late thirteenth century.
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You wouldn't want to be a World War II pilot!

air battles you might not survive
Includes index, brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depicting life as a World War Two pilot.
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You wouldn't want to be a mammoth hunter!

dangerous beasts you'd rather not encounter
Presents a children's story on how to hunt a mammoth and some of the ways ancient man used the animal in addition to food.
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You wouldn't want to be in the Forbidden City!

a sheltered life you'd rather avoid
Cartoons and facts combine to explain what it was like to prepare to become a court official and live in the Forbidden City during the mid-eighteenth century.
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You wouldn't want to be a crusader!

a war you'd rather not fight
Cartoons and facts combine to describe the experiences of European knights fighting in the Crusades, covering the reasons men became Crusaders, how they prepared to leave home, what kind of armor and weapons they used, what the Turks were like and what they were fighting for, and how battles were fought.
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You wouldn't want to be a 19th-century coal miner in England

a dangerous job you'd rather not have
Colorful illustrations describe what life would be like as a coal miner in nineteenth-century England.
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You wouldn't want to be a Civil War soldier!

a war you'd rather not fight
Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict life and events during the four years of the Civil War.
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You wouldn't want to be a Chicago gangster!

some dangerous characters you'd better avoid
Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict the life of a gangster in Chicago during the 1920s.
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You wouldn't want to be an American pioneer!

a wilderness you'd rather not tame
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 sail on the Mayflower!

a trip that took entirely too long
Invites the reader to become the main character and revel in the gory, dark, horrific side of life throughout important eras in history, including sailing on the Mayflower.
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