A light-hearted approach to the process of mummification in ancient Egypt.

You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy! : Disgusting Things You'd Rather Not Know

Stewart, David

Antram, David

Scholastic. Inc.

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Greek Athlete: Races You'd Rather Not Run

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

Children's Books

FORD, MICHAEL

Salariya, David

History

Franklin Watts

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

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Mammoth Hunter!: Dangerous Beasts You'd Rather Not Encounter

Malam, John

Smith, Karen Barker

You Wouldn't Want to Sail With Christopher Columbus!

Describes what it would require to launch a voyage of discovery, what shipboard life would be like, and what the rewards would be using the voyages of Columbus as an example.

You Wouldn't Want to Sail With Christopher Columbus!: Uncharted Waters You'd Rather Not Cross

MacDonald, Fiona

Describes the inglorious life of a boy from Nantucket who in 1819 joins the crew of a whaling ship, including freezing trips to the Arctic, carving scrimshaw, boiling whales for oil, and sinking ships.

You Wouldn't Want to Sail on a 19Th-Century Whaling Ship: Grisly Tasks You'd Rather Not Do

Cook, Peter

You Wouldn't Want to Be in Alexander the Great's Army!: Miles You'd Rather Not March

In another addition to a darkly humorous series, the reader joins King Philip's army to take down mighty Greece, but when Philip is killed, his son Alexander takes over and leads you into a terrible new battle filled with ferocious fights, endless marches, and desert sandstorms. Original.

You Wouldn't Want To Be In Alexander The Great's Army!: Miles You'd Rather Not March

Morley, Jacqueline

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe the hardships and pitfalls of being a soldier in Alexander the Great's army.

You Wouldn't Want to Travel With Captain Cook!: A Voyage You'd Rather Not Make

An addition to a humorous series looks at the darker side of exploring the world with Captain James Cook, spending three years eating worm-filled biscuits, watching shipmates die of disease, and being attacked by natives. Simultaneous.

Bergin, Mark

Offers a humorous but factual look at the ill-fated voyage of the R.M.S. Titanic.

You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Titanic!: One Voyage You'd Rather Not Make

You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Titanic!: One Voyage You'd Rather Not Make (You Wouldn't Want To)

Travel

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