You Wouldn't Want to Be in a Medieval Dungeon!

You Wouldn't Want to Be in a Medieval Dungeon! PDF Author: Fiona Macdonald
Publisher: The Salariya Book Company
ISBN: 1909645575
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
It's the end of the 15th century, and your local castle is looking for a jailer. Are you up to the job? Your charges will include all sorts of people, from hardened criminals to people with mental illnesses, and you won’t be expected to treat them kindly… This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like in a medieval dungeon. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.

You Wouldn't Want to Be in a Medieval Dungeon!

You Wouldn't Want to Be in a Medieval Dungeon! PDF Author: Fiona Macdonald
Publisher: The Salariya Book Company
ISBN: 1909645575
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
It's the end of the 15th century, and your local castle is looking for a jailer. Are you up to the job? Your charges will include all sorts of people, from hardened criminals to people with mental illnesses, and you won’t be expected to treat them kindly… This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like in a medieval dungeon. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.

You Wouldn't Want to Live in a Medieval Castle!

You Wouldn't Want to Live in a Medieval Castle! PDF Author: Jacqueline Morley
Publisher: Franklin Watts
ISBN: 9780531219133
Category : Castles
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Got a warm heart and a weak stomach? Then you probably wouldn't want to be a servant in a medieval castle, where the rooms are always stone cold - unless it's your castle - and the next revolt could leave you mopping up a bloody mess and piles of dead bodies.

You Wouldn't Want to Live in the Middle Ages!

You Wouldn't Want to Live in the Middle Ages! PDF Author: Fiona MacDonald
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781907184833
Category : Civilization, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Top tips from experts: Know your place - that's the golden rule of medieval life ; Watch your manners as politeness is valued in medieval society ; Learning a trade is hard work, but definitely worth it ; If you're not going on Crusade, make a will as you may not come back ; Stay out of trouble as a medieval prison is the worst place you can imagine.

You Wouldn't Want to Be on Apollo 13!

You Wouldn't Want to Be on Apollo 13! PDF Author: Ian Graham
Publisher: The Salariya Book Company
ISBN: 1912537303
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
You’re one of the brave American astronauts who set out on the voyage of a lifetime in 1970 to land on the moon. After months of practise, they blasted off from Earth to the cheers of bystanders, but things took a turn for the worse and they had to face up to the perils of space travel. This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like as an astronaut on Apollo 13. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Servant!

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Servant! PDF Author: Fiona Macdonald
Publisher: The Salariya Book Company
ISBN: 1910706485
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
You are a 12-year-old girl living in Britain in the 1880s. You are about to start work for a wealthy family. You will be busy all day long as a Victorian servant. This title can be used as a background approach to wider issues in Victorian times, such as class divides, daily life and the position of men and women. This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like working as a Victorian servant. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Miner!

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Miner! PDF Author: John Malam
Publisher: The Salariya Book Company
ISBN: 1909645303
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
As a man brought up in a British coal-mining village in the 1860s, you have to endure the dangers and difficulties of working underground in a Victorian mine. Learn how to get by with a succession of 'Handy hints', such as not forgetting to take a canary down the mine with you. Find out how pit ponies are used, how the coal is mined, and how to survive deep underground. You'll soon learn that you really wouldn't want to be a Victorian miner! This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like working as a Victorian miner. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.

You Wouldn't Want to Be in the Ancient Greek Olympics!

You Wouldn't Want to Be in the Ancient Greek Olympics! PDF Author: Michael Ford
Publisher: The Salariya Book Company
ISBN: 1910184675
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
You are a young boy in the city-state of Athens at the height of the Ancient Greek civilisation. Following several years in one of the city's schools, your father wants you to prove yourself at the most famous athletic competition of all – the Olympics. This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like competing in the ancient Greek Olympics. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.

You Wouldn't Want to Be in the Great Fire of London!

You Wouldn't Want to Be in the Great Fire of London! PDF Author: Jim Pipe
Publisher: The Salariya Book Company
ISBN: 1910706434
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
As if the plague wasn't bad enough, here comes the fiery antidote! As famous diary-keeper Samuel Pepys, you'll witness four days and four nights of fire and live to tell the tale. Find out how people lived in the London of 1666, how they coped in the aftermath and all importantly, whodunnit! - or at least who we think dunnit! This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like living through the Great Fire of London in 1666. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.

You Wouldn't Want to Work in a Victorian Mill!

You Wouldn't Want to Work in a Victorian Mill! PDF Author: John Malam
Publisher: The Salariya Book Company
ISBN: 1910706442
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
The year is 1842, and you have been taken from your mother in London to work in a cotton mill in smoky Manchester. The work is hard and dangerous: you are likely to go deaf and suffer from lung disease, and you could easily lose limbs. Is there no hope for you? Will things ever get better? Will you see your mother again? This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like working in a Victorian mill. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.

You Wouldn't Want to Work on a Medieval Cathedral!

You Wouldn't Want to Work on a Medieval Cathedral! PDF Author: Fiona Macdonald
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780531137840
Category : Cathedrals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Describes what life was like as an apprentice on the construction of a medieval cathedral.