You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece!: A Life You'd Rather Not Have
10 best books like You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece!: A Life You'd Rather Not Have (Fiona MacDonald): Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back, You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy!: Disgusting Things You'd Rather Not Know, The Monster Who Ate My Peas, Ugly Pie, The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book, The Yuckiest, Stinkiest, Best Valentine Ever, You Wouldn't Want to Be Sick in the 16th Century!: Diseases You'd Rather Not Catch, You Wouldn't Want to Be a Viking Explorer!: Voyages You'd Rather Not Make, Smash! Crash!, A Moose That Says Moo
Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back
| Author | Joseph Bruchac |
| ISBN | 0698115848 |
"Unusual and intelligent...An exemplary introduction to Native American culture with its emphasis on the importance of nature." —
Publishers Weekly
In Native American legend, the thirteen scales on Old Turtle's back hold the key to the thirteen cycles of the moon and the changing...
| Author | David Stewart |
| ISBN | 0531162060 |
Think again! This delightful series brings something unusual to the study of history: humor. You Wouldn't Want to... revels in the darker side of life in ancient times. The reader is on center stage as he or she gets a tour through life as a slave, warrior, explorer -- even a mummy! Hilarious illustrations,...
| Author | Danny Schnitzlein |
| ISBN | 1561452165 |
What do you dread eating the most? For the hero of this story, it's peas, and he thinks he's discovered a solution.
"I closed my eyes tightly and sent out a wish
That the peas would somehow disappear from my dish.
And something quite strange and mysterious occurred, As if somehow... somebody......
| Author | Lisa Wheeler |
| ISBN | 0152167544 |
Ol’ Bear wakes one morning with a hankering for Ugly Pie, so he goes on a search from neighbor to neighbor. All he finds are pies that please the eye and . . . ingredients? Wait a second. Maybe it’s time for Ol’ Bear to start cookin’ up something ugly himself! Ol’ Bear shares that Ugly Pie with his...
| Author | Lisa Campbell Ernst |
| ISBN | 0689856857 |
The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book is written by Lisa Campbell Ernst. This book helps to teach letters to young students or even ELL students. Each page contains a letter in the alphabet, first starting with A and ending at the end of the book with Z. As you look at each letter, there are 4 sentences...
| Author | Brenda A. Ferber |
| ISBN | 0803735057 |
Even boys will fall in love with this valentine!
Leon has a crush. A let-her-cut-in-line-at-the-water-fountain kind of crush. And he's got the perfect valentine. But this valentine has no intention of getting caught up in any romantic conspiracy. "Love is yucky, kid! Valentine's Day is...
| Author | Kathryn Senior |
| ISBN | 0531163660 |
As an apprentice barber surgeon of the 1500s you are embarking on a career in which you will have to treat the gruesome diseases of people who are ill. From plague victims to wounded soldiers, you treat them all, with the help of leeches for blood-letting and false noses and ears. You even attend King Henry...
| Author | Andrew Langley |
| ISBN | 0531162052 |
Think again! This delightful series brings something unusual to the study of history: humor. You Wouldn't Want to... revels in the darker side of life in ancient times.
The reader is on center stage as he or she gets a tour through life as a slave, warrior, explorer -- even a mummy! Hilarious illustrations,...
| Author | Jon Scieszka |
| ISBN | 1416941339 |
Welcome to Jon Scieszka's Trucktown, a brand-new preschool/kindergarten series that will come in more shapes, sizes, and formats than you can shake a bumper at. It's a world where all the characters are trucks, all the stories are action driven, and boys and girls can imagine themselves in all their...
| Author | Jennifer Hamburg |
| ISBN | 0374350582 |
From jump-roping skunks to book-reading sharks, the animals in this girl's make-believe zoo will do whatever she wants. Messing with nature is fun at first, until we see how hilariously wrong things go. Oinking otters! Picketing ground hogs! Stage-crashing pigs! What could be next? With deadpan...
Halloween is here, and Curious George is getting ready for the big night. There are so many costumes to try on, treats to share, and games to play! George has so much Halloween fun picking out the perfect pumpkin, decorating his house, and celebrating with his friends that he’s not sure he’s ready...
| Author | Jean Reidy |
| ISBN | 1599907852 |
Rising, waking
Bread is baking
School bus honks its horn
Who are the people in your neighborhood? Perfect for the pre-K set, this adorable rhyming text takes a walking tour of your community. The fresh modern art of Leo Timmers features hidden details and a perennial theme reminiscent...
| Author | Marie Hall Ets |
| ISBN | 0140501800 |
The book I checked out was a cute half sized book like a ‘Mr. Men’ book by Roger Hargreaves. The artwork is something I’m not sure, but it’s lovely to look at. It’s almost looks like a type of Pointallism in black & white ink. The drawings were adorable.
This is a walk through the forest,...
| Author | Jason Hook |
| ISBN | 1402716249 |
With its beautifully embossed pages, shiny spot laminations that really pop, and a fun invitation to a dragon hunt, this one-of-a-kind book feels like magic, and looks great under the Christmas tree too.
Look inside this amazing picture book and feel the embossed pages. Can you see and touch...
| Author | Julie Ellis |
| ISBN | 1570911509 |
I first heard this story when a math teacher of mine read it to our whole class. i like this book so much because it is in relation to an actual store with how a math theorem works. It gives kids something to picture in their head when they hear Pythagoras’s Theorem. This text can help build your knowledge...
| Author | Robert Sabuda |
| ISBN | 0689817304 |
Small and frail, Tutankhamen was an all but ignored member of the royal family of the great Egyptian pharoah Amenhotep III. At the school of the "menoi," or tutors, he did not excel at physical activities with the other royal princes. Keeping to himself, he observed and admired the work of his father's...
| Author | Kathryn Lasky |
| ISBN | 0316515264 |
A perfect introduction to mathematical concepts for young readers, written by a Newbery honor-winning author!
This colorfully illustrated biography of the Greek philosopher and scientist Eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accurately measured the globe's circumference,...
| Author | Jacqueline Morley |
| ISBN | 0531163962 |
You (the reader) are an Egyptian peasant who farms for your wealthy landlord. During the wet season you are ordered to help build the pharaoh's tomb. As a pyramid builder you will get an insider's look at what it took to build these massive monuments, such as excavating stone blocks, hauling stones to...
You Wouldn't Want to Be Cleopatra!: An Egyptian Ruler You'd Rather Not Be
| Author | Jim Pipe |
| ISBN | 0531189236 |
- Humorous Handy Hints that relate directly to the text are provided on each spread.
- High interest topic for children of all ages.
- Includes Table of Contents, glossary, and index.
- Draws in even the most reluctant reader with a lighthearted tone and hilarious illustrations.
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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Roman Gladiator!
| Author | John Malam |
| ISBN | 0531162044 |
Think again! This delightful series brings something unusual to the study of history: humor. You Wouldn't Want to... revels in the darker side of life in ancient times. The reader is on center stage as he or she gets a tour through life as a slave, warrior, explorer -- even a mummy! Hilarious illustrations,...
Quiet! There's a Canary in the Library
| Author | Don Freeman |
| ISBN | 0670062308 |
This caught my eye when I was in the library today so I grabbed it and read it. It is cute. A girl who loves the library goes in one Saturday morning and starts daydreaming an adventure in the library. It is cute and while dated in terms of clothing, isn't much dated otherwise....other than the bun on the female...
| Author | Marc Brown |
| ISBN | 0679867406 |
Glasses for D.W. by Marc Brown is a fictional story that is intended for children between Kindergarten and Second Grade. The story is about a girl named D.W. who wants cool glasses like her brother Arthur has. Arthur explains to D.W. that he needs his glasses to see things better. D.W. tries to convince...
Joy of Cooking: All About Canning & Preserving
| Author | Irma S. Rombauer |
| ISBN | 0743215028 |
More than 75 recipes -- presented for the first time ever -- with the clear, comprehensive instructions you've come to expect from the "Joy of Cooking"* Easy-to-follow recipes adhere to USDA guidelines for canned fruits and vegetables, jams and preserves* Everything you need to know to capture the...
