You wouldn't want to--

Includes index, brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depicting life as a World War Two pilot.

Humorous illustrations, captions, and sidebars describe the toil and suffering involved in building the Great Wall of China during the third century B.C.

Presents a humorous account of what it might have been like to sail with Sir Francis Drake on a voyage to find the North West Passage to the Spice Islands in 1577--and raid a few Spanish ships along the way.

Cartoons and facts combine to provide a portrait of what life was like for the Puritan pilgrims in early-seventeenth-century England; aboard the "Mayflower" on their way to America; and in Plymouth, the colony they founded upon their arrival.

Humorous illustrations, captions, and sidebars describe the unusual events involved in possibly being cursed by King Tut of Egypt long after his death occurred in 1323 B.C.

Describes what life was like in medieval dungeons during the late fifteenth century, as seen through the eyes of the jailer.

Presents a children's history of the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and provides information on how the trip was financed, fifteenth-century navigational tools, and some of the problems Columbus and his crew encountered.

Cartoons and facts combine to describe the Italian city of Pompeii, discussing the 62 AD earthquake, daily life of its people, customs, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and the eighteenth-century excavation of the area.

Provides information about the "Hindenburg" through the fictional description of the experiences of a German mechanic who is hired to work and travel on the airship.

Provides information about the Salem Witch hunts and trial through the fictional description of the experiences of a young girl who is accused of being a witch.