David Antram

Victoria England

Presents general facts about the culture of ancient Rome, and a list of ten of the most unpleasant parts of living there.

Top 10 Worst Things about Ancient Rome You Wouldn't Want to Know!

Jim Pipe

Martina Fischer

eine Königin gegen den Rest der Welt!

Zum Glück bist du nicht Kleopatra!

Fiona Macdonald

Begegnungen, auf die du gut verzichten kannst

Zum Glück lebst du nicht im Mittelalter!

Michael Ford

David Salariya

A light-hearted look at what life would be like as a Greek athlete.

Races You'd Rather Not Run

You Wouldn't Want to be a Greek Athlete!

Presents legends and facts about ten mythical animals and monsters found in different countries around the world, including the Kraken, Cyclops, Minotaur, Yeti, and Medusa the Gorgon.

Murderous Mythical Creatures You Wouldn't Want to Meet!

Provides step-by-step instructions on drawing manga characters and scenes, including a jumping fighter, a mecha giant robot, and a vampire fight.

Manga Action Figures

Humorous text and illustrations describe what life must have been like for the Egyptian princess, describing how she had to rule a kingdom, protect her throne from her brother, Ptolemy, and woo Roman invaders.

An Egyptian Ruler You'd Rather Not Be

You Wouldn't Want to Be Cleopatra!

The reader is about to become a Victorian servant in Britain around 1885 and learns about the responsibilities and hardships that come with the position.

A Thankless Job You'd Rather Not Have

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Servant!

Fiona MacDonald

Discusses the troubled life and times of Scotland's famous queen.

A Ruler Who Really Lost Her Head

You Wouldn't Want to Be Mary, Queen of Scots!

Jacqueline Morley

Describes the construction of an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, the life and various jobs of the workers, and the burial of the pharaoh.

A Hazardous Job You'd Rather Not Have

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Pyramid Builder!

Chronicles the Roanoke and Jamestown English settlements in Virginia, describing the difficult life and relations with the neighboring Algonquian tribe.

A Settlement You'd Rather Not Start

You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist!

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

A Sheltered Life You'd Rather Avoid

You Wouldn't Want to Be in the Forbidden City!

Mark Bergin

Nothing gets the heart pounding or the imagination active like the tales of zombies, vampires, and other monsters. This fun-filled art activity book shares fabulous stories while teaching children how to draw their own monsters. Drawing terms are clearly defined and full-color illustrations entice the eye. Maps and supplemental illustrations highlight interesting facts in relation to each monster's story.

How to Draw Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters

Originating in Japan, the art of manga is now a worldwide phenomenon, using a distinctive style to portray everything from romance to science fiction. In this title you'll learn the techniques used in drawing exciting characters, monsters and robots in an amazing manga style.

How to Draw Manga

John Malam

It is the Ice Age of 15,000 years ago. You are a hunter following the trail of the mammoths across a frozen wilderness. Featuring cartoon-style illustrations, this title follows the story of the mammoth hunters living in the Ice Age. It is intended for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading.

Avoid Being a Mammoth Hunter!

Karen Barker Smith

Illustrations and text describe the hard life of mammoth hunters in the ice age, including many of the tools and implements they used.

Dangerous Beasts You'd Rather Not Encounter

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Mammoth Hunter

The invention of clocks and calendars has been very important in shaping the progress of human civilisation. This book tells their story, from early timekeeping methods and devices, and the formation of the modern Western calendar, to the creation of extremely accurate digital clocks. You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Clocks and calendars! is part of a brand-new science and technology strand within the internationally acclaimed You Wouldn’t Want to Be series. The clear, engaging text and humorous illustrations bring the subject to life and stimulate young readers' curiosity about the world around them. Specially commissioned cartoon-style illustrations in full colour make these books attractive and accessible even to reluctant readers. Information is conveyed through captions, labels and humorous speech bubbles in addition to the main text. Illustrated sidebars headed ‘How It Works’, ‘Top Tip’ or ‘You Can Do It’ supply more facts, describe simple, safe experiments, or steps that readers can take to help make the world a better place. Each volume includes a timeline and a list of ‘Did You Know?’ facts.

You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Clocks and Calendars!

Uses humor in text and illustrations to describe what life was like for Sumerians, how some of them became slaves, and what jobs slaves they were forced to do.

David Antram

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