Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would be like to live without clean water and describes how people access water and the importance of making sure that water isn't polluted or wasted.

65) You wouldn't want to be a crusader!

Author

Macdonald, Fiona

Pub. Date

2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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Hilarious illustrations, captions, and sidebars lead the reader into the eleventh century when Christianity and Islam begin their battle in the Holy Land, only to leave the reader wondering if it's a war worth waging.

66) You wouldn't want to live without antibiotics!

Author

Rooney, Anne

Series

You wouldn't want to live without

Pub. Date

2015.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe how antibiotics were developed and what methods were used to fight infections and disease before antibiotics were available.

67) The Watts picture atlas

Author

Willis, Shirley

Pub. Date

c2002

Description

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Provides a fascinating visual introduction to our planet and its treasures with stunning maps, illustrations and photographs.

68) Creepy Egyptian mummies you wouldn't want to meet!

Author

Stewart, David

Series

Top 10 worst

Pub. Date

2011, c2010

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1

69) How would you survive as an Aztec?

Author

Macdonald, Fiona

Pub. Date

1995

70) Insects & spiders

Author

Clarke, Penny

Pub. Date

c1995

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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Describes the physical characteristics, lifestyles, and environmental effects of such insects as ants, beetles, flies, and spiders.

71) Roman town

Author

Martell, Hazel

Pub. Date

1998

Description

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Offers a street-by-street tour, not of an actual town, but of a composite which includes many elements typical of Roman towns throughout the Empire at the beginning of the first century A.D.

72) The Vikings

Author

Martell, Hazel

Pub. Date

1986

Description

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Describes aspects of life in the European and North American Viking settlements as revealed through archeological excavations.

73) From tadpole to frog

Author

Stewart, David Evelyn

Pub. Date

1998

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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Large illustrations and simple text present the lifecycle of a tadpole to a frog.

74) Things about ancient Rome you wouldn't want to know!

Author

England, Victoria

Series

Top 10 worst

Pub. Date

2012

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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With facts boxes and sidebars offering additional information, this book introduces the worst things about living in ancient Rome, from slave labor to poor farmers working in the countryside.

75) You wouldn't want to be a worker on the Statue of Liberty!: a monument you'd rather not build

Author

Malam, John

Series

You wouldn't want to

Pub. Date

2009.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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Presents the conception, design, and construction of the Statue of Liberty.

76) You wouldn't want to be an 18th-century convict!: a trip to Australia you'd rather not take

Author

Costain, Meredith

Pub. Date

2007.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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A humorous account of how a British thief would have been punished in the eighteenth century by being sent to Australia in 1785.

77) You wouldn't want to be a Salem witch!: bizarre accusations you'd rather not face

Author

Pipe, Jim

Series

You wouldn't want to

Pub. Date

2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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Explains the historical background and events of the Salem witch trails.

78) You wouldn't want to be Joan of Arc!: a mission you might want to miss

Author

Macdonald, Fiona

Series

You wouldn't want to

Pub. Date

[2010]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1

Description

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A biography about the young French woman who, inspired by voices, led the French army to victory over the English, was burned at the stake for witchcraft, and eventually was declared a saint.