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You wouldn't want to sail on the Titanic!

one voyage you'd rather not make
2013
Illustrations and simple text teach young readers about the maiden voyage and sinking of the Titanic.

You wouldn't want to be a Civil War soldier!

a war you'd rather not fight
2013
Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict life and events during the four years of the Civil War.

You wouldn't want to be an American colonist!

a settlement you'd rather not start
2013
Cartoons and facts combine to explain what it was like to be an American colonist in the seventeenth century, discussing the realities of the voyage from England, dealing with Indians, and struggling for survival in the new world.

You wouldn't want to meet Typhoid Mary!

a deadly cook you'd rather not know
2013
Cartoons and facts combine to provide an overview of the search for Mary Mallon, also known as Typhoid Mary, who is thought to have caused the spread typhoid fever, a disease spread by bacteria in food and water, in New York in 1909.

You wouldn't want to explore with Lewis and Clark!

an epic journey you'd rather not make
2013
Cartoons and facts combine to provide an overview of what it was like to travel with Lewis and Clark.

You wouldn't want to be in a medieval dungeon!

prisoners you'd rather not meet
2013
Describes what life was like in medieval dungeons during the late fifteenth century, as seen through the eyes of the jailer.

You wouldn't want to be Sir Isaac Newton!

a lonely life you'd rather not lead
2013
Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict the life of seventeenth-century scientist Sir Isaac Newton.

You wouldn't want to be on the first flying machine!

a high-soaring ride you'd rather not take
2013
Describes what life was like in the time of the discovery of flight, as seen through the eyes of the the Wright brothers.

You wouldn't want to be an American pioneer!

a wilderness you'd rather not tame
2013
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.

You wouldn't want to be a Pony Express rider!

a dusty, thankless job you'd rather not do
2012
Describes the disadvantages to being a Pony Express rider, including riding in all weather, natural disasters, and disease.

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