Cynful Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I'm interested in hearing some opinions about two series of history books I found. The "If You" series (like If You Live in Colonial Times, etc.) and the "You Wouldn't Want" series (like You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Mayflower"). Are either of them any good? Are they just "twaddle" or do they actually provide history? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I've seen a few of these, and really liked them. Definitely packed with interesting tidbits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetest Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I checked three of the "You Wouldn't Want to..." books out of the library last week for my 7yo dd (Aztec Sacrifice, Greek Athlete, and American Colonist), my daughter devoured them and wants to read the rest. They are cartoony so some might consider them twaddle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABQmom Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 We love the If you lived... series. They present historical facts in an interesting way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 We absolutely love the 'If You Lived' series. Both my history-loving dd and my 'do we really have to do history' dd love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 We have totally enjoyed both series & I think both series provide lots of interesting & fun facts/observations about history. I think both often provide some of the odd/neat facts that you wouldn't necessarily find in a dry history text, kwim? The "You Wouldn't Want to be..." series is cartoon-ish looking & kind of on the gross side (thus the appeal to kids, lol), but they're neat books. Another series you may want to check out is the Good Times Travel Agency series by Linda Bailey. The illustrations are cartoon-ish too, but they are really a great series too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I like 'em both! Don't think either of them are twaddle, but opinions on that do tend to vary, Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynful Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 I'm so glad to hear this. :) We are doing Sonlight Core 3 starting in May and I wanted a few "lighter" books that my younger daughter might like too. Thanks for the replied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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