You Wouldn't Want To Be is an on-going series of illustrated children's non-fiction books published in the United Kingdom by Hodder & Stoughton and in the USA by Scholastic. They are created by the Salariya Book Company, who publish some of the titles as part of their own 'Danger Zone' brand. Numerous non-English language versions are also available.
The series is intended to interest young children in history, by combining a factual eyewitness narrative with cartoon-style illustrations. It has become widely used in UK primary schools, as many of the titles are appropriate to the teaching of KS2 history.
The books are written by different authors (Mark Bergin, Peter Cook, Meredith Costain, Michael Ford, Ian Graham, Jen Green, Peter Hicks, Colin Hynson, Andrew Langley, Fiona MacDonald, John Malam, Rupert Matthews, Jacqueline Morley, Jim Pipe, Thomas Ratliff, Kathryn Senior, David Stewart), and, with the exception of You Wouldn't Want To Be A Crusader which is illustrated by Mark Bergin, and You Wouldn't Want To Sail on the Mayflower which is illustrated by Kevin Whelan, are illustrated by David Antram.
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Famous quotes containing the words want to be, you and/or want:
“The sun is shining.
The shadows of the lovers have disappeared.
They are all eyes; they have some demand on me—
They want me to be more serious than I want to be.”
—Louis Simpson (b. 1923)
“Thus your fathers were made
Fellow citizens of the saints, of the household of GOD, being built upon the foundation
Of apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself the chief cornerstone.
But you, have you built well, that you now sit helpless in a ruined house?”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“Ibsen is like this room where we are sitting, with all the tables and chairs. Do I care whether you have twenty or twenty-five links on your chain? Hedda Gabler, Nora and the rest: it is not that I want! I want Rome and the Coliseum, the Acropolis, Athens; I want beauty, and the flame of life.”
—Eleonora Duse (1859–1924)