You wouldn't want to
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You wouldn't want to be in a medieval dungeon!: prisoners you'd rather not meet
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You wouldn't want to work on the Great Wall of China!: defenses you'd rather not build
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Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A look at the dark side of history offers up the surprising difficulties endured by women suffragists who stood up for women's rights, including the right to vote.
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Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Humorous illustrations, captions, and sidebars lead the reader from France to the New World as workers spend weeks planning and constructing the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France to the United States which was designed by sculptor Fr�ed�eric Auguste-Bartholdi.
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You wouldn't want to be in the first submarine!: an undersea expedition you'd rather avoid
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17) You wouldn't want to sail on an Irish famine ship!: a trip across the Atlantic you'd rather not make
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Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A look at Irish immigrants who came to the United States to escape the potato famine.
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Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A skilled mechanic in 1930s Germany is offered a job on the most magnificent airship ever built, the Hindenberg. But dangers from flammable gas, storms and lightning are there. Follows the airship as it bursts into flame and investigates the cause of the disaster.
23) You wouldn't want to be a nurse during the American Civil War!: a job that's not for the squeamish
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Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes what it was like to be a nurse during the Civil War.
24) You wouldn't want to be a secret agent during World War II!: a perilous mission behind enemy lines
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Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Humorous illustrations, captions, and sidebars describes life for a spy during World War II.
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Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the hazards of attempting to climb Mount Everest, including weather conditions, treacherous pathways, and physical limitations, and recounts the first successful expedition by Edmund Hillary in 1953.
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Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Describes the disadvantages to being one of the many builders during the construction of a Medieval cathedral, including masons and quarrymen, and explains the long and arduous task of completing the cathedral.
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You wouldn't want to work on the Brooklyn Bridge!: an enormous project that seemed impossible
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You wouldn't want to be a ninja warrior!: a secret job that's your destiny
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You wouldn't want to be a Pony Express rider!: a dusty, thankless job you'd rather not do
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You wouldn't want to be cursed by King Tut!: a mysterious death you'd rather avoid
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You wouldn't want to work on the Hoover Dam!: an explosive job you'd rather not do
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You wouldn't want to be an American pioneer!: a wilderness you'd rather not tame
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You wouldn't want to be on the first flying machine!
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You wouldn't want to be Sir Isaac Newton!
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You wouldn't want to meet Typhoid Mary!
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Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Without dirt-- or soil-- life would have developed differently, and we humans probably wouldn't be here at all. Surprised? Graham shows you all the ways soil has been used by humans over the centuries, and shares exciting prospects for soil in the future.
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Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Explains the principles of gravity, discussing the effect that gravity has on the Earth and on the human body and the consequences when gravity is either increased or decreased.
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Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
A pain-free world may sound wonderful, but the inability to feel pain actually places people in danger. If your brain doesn't receive a pain signal, your body could become severely injured. Macdonald explains the science and history of pain and pain relief, and shows you the harsh reality of life before modern painkillers.
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Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Although poop is considered waste matter, it's much more than just parts of food that our bodies don't use. Woolf explores the science of digestion in humans and animals, the history of manure, fertilizer, and sewage systems, and ways dung and scat are used around the world.
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You wouldn't want to be on Apollo 13!: a mission you'd rather not go on
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