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You Wouldn't Want to be Married to Henry VIII (You Wouldn't Want to be...)
Fiona MacDonald

Hodder Wayland, 2002

Marrying Henry VIII was not an easy option. Top tips provided in this book include 'think carefully before accepting his proposal' and 'give birth to a son, not a daughter'. Set against a backdrop of turbulence in the royal court of Tudor England, this book describes Henry and his many wives - what went right, what went wrong and what became of them all. With information on the church's break with Rome and explanations of the roles of the key ...

You Wouldn't Want to Be Mary, Queen of Scots!: A Ruler Who Really Lost Her Head (You Wouldn't Want to...)
Fiona MacDonald

Childrens Press, 2008

Dracula (Graphic Classics)
Fiona Macdonald, Bram Stoker

Barron's Educational Series, 2007

This is one of several titles in Barron?s series of Graphic Classics, famous literary works retold in graphic novel form for young readers. Wonderfully atmospheric color illustrations and fast-paced narratives will keep older boys and girls absorbed, and many students will be inspired to delve into the literary classics in their original versions. Count Dracula, the legendary vampire who is Lord of the Undead, departs from his castle in ...

How to Be a Medieval Knight (How to Be)
Fiona Macdonald

National Geographic Children's Books, 2007

Are your estates in order? Can you recite poetry, or sing, or play a lute? Have you had your hair cut, squire? Are you sitting comfortably in all that armor? Will you perform your duties with honor and chivalry? Are you really worthy of pursuing your destiny as a knight of olde, among the elite of medieval society in status and wealth? You know you are! So arise, Sir Reader, and go forth and nobly answer your calling.

How to Be a Samurai Warrior (How to Be)

1 review
Fiona Macdonald

National Geographic Children's Books, 2007

Hey, kids! The Shogun needs more samurai warriors. Interested in signing up?
Like the other volumes in this National Geographic "How to Be" series, "How to Be a Samurai Warrior" pretends that it is trying to recruit you to serve your local daimyo or even the shogun. Young readers imagine that they are living in Japan four hundred years ago and that they are considering a career as a samurai warrior. Fiona Macdonald explains that your main duties will include leaving ...

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

1 review
Fiona MacDonald

Childrens Press, 2003

Funny and instructive
In this book, that teaches the young student about Medieval life, author Fiona Macdonald tackles the subject of the dungeon. The idea is that you a returning knight in search of a job but do you really want to be working in medieval jail? She brings out all the negatives about the job to help you understand what it was like in the 15th century. She introduces the applicants for the job, a motly ...

Biggest Ever Books of Questions & Answers
John Farndon, Ian James, ...

Parragon Books Ltd, 2006

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece! (You Wouldn't Want To¿)

2 reviews
Fiona MacDonald, David Salariya

Childrens Press, 2000

Any woman in history
This is an informational story about you, as a mother, living near the Black Sea in the 5th century B.C. in a Scythian Tribe. You are captured by the Greeks, separated from your family, and sold in Athens. The story gives a detailed description of the typical life of a slave woman in Greece. Some tips for you to remember: "Forget about your family because you will probably never see them again. ...

e.encyclopedia

6 reviews
Adam Hibbert, Jen Green, ...

DK CHILDREN, 2003

Keywords for finding information are highlighted
This unusual 'e.encyclopedia' highlights any subject where you can get extra information on the web - reports, video footage, and even sound recordings. It's organized so keywords for finding such information are highlighted, making it easy for students to use this e-dictionary in conjunction with the computer - but the visual displays and color paired with the basic facts are plenty to also make ...

Treasure Island (Graphic Classics)
Robert Louis Stevenson

Barron's Educational Series, 2006

Young Jim Hawkins is the son of an innkeeper. When his father dies, Jim joins the crew of a sailing ship bound from the English port of Bristol to a distant island where a fabulous pirate?s treasure is buried. In each of Barron?s Graphic Classics, an English literary classic is transformed into a dramatic graphic novel with superb, atmospheric color illustrations and a finely-paced narrative. The tale?chosen from among important novels in ...

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