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You wouldn't want to be cursed by King Tut!

a mysterious death you'd rather avoid
2012
Humorous illustrations, captions, and sidebars describe the unusual events involved in possibly being cursed by King Tut of Egypt long after his death occurred in 1323 B.C.

You wouldn't want to work on the Hoover Dam!

an explosive job you'd rather not do
2012
Discussing when and how the Hoover Dam was built and describes the working conditions of employees and social conditions of the early 1930s.

You wouldn't want to be an 18th-century British convict!

a trip to Australia you'd rather not take
2007
Colorful illustrations describe what life would be like as a convict sentenced to serve time in a penal colony in Australia during the eighteenth century.

You wouldn't want to be a Mayan soothsayer!

fortunes you'd rather not tell
2008
Describes the education, duties and lifestyle of a Mayan soothsayer.

You wouldn't want to be a mammoth hunter!

dangerous beasts you'd rather not encounter
2004
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.

You wouldn't want to be a Victorian mill worker!

a grueling job you'd rather not have
2008
Humorous illustrations describe the culture and traditions of Victorian England and what it would be like to be a workhouse boy in London in 1842.

You wouldn't want to be Mary, Queen of Scots!

a ruler who really lost her head
2008
Cartoons and facts combine to describe the life of Mary Queen of Scots, discussing her childhood; escape to France; the death of her father-in-law, mother, and first husband; marriage to Darnley; kidnapping; abdication of the throne; imprisonment in England; and execution.

You wouldn't want to be a nurse during the American Civil War!

a job that's not for the squeamish
2010
A reporter is sent to the battlefields of the south to learn what it takes to be a nurse during the Civil War.

You wouldn't want to explore with Marco Polo!

a really long trip you'd rather not take
2010
Cartoons and facts combine to provide an overview of what it was like to travel with Marco Polo during the late thirteenth century.

You wouldn't want to climb Mount Everest!

a deadly journey to the top of the world
2010
Describes the realities and risks of attempting to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, from the perspective of a member of a team of British mountaineers in 1952.

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