You Wouldn't Want To Work On The Great Wall Of China!: Defenses You'd Rather Not Build Read Free Books and Download eBooks

                
              
You Wouldn't Want To Work On The Great Wall Of China!: Defenses You'd Rather Not Build Read Free Books and Download eBooks
You are a poor peasant boy who works with your father to help support your family. You are living in the third century BC under the ruler Qin, the Emperor of China. The Emperor has many unfair laws. Unfortunately, you break one of those laws and are given the punishment of hard labor. You're sentenced to long days of brutal work building the Great Wall of China. This is hard work in the scorching heat of the summer and the bitter cold in the mountains. If it were up to you. You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Great Wall of China.
Lexile Measure: 980 (What's this?)
Series: You Wouldn't Want to...
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Franklin Watts; 1/30/06 edition (April 30, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0531124495
ISBN-13: 978-0531124499
Product Dimensions:  0.2 x 8.2 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:  4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #156,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)   #25 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > Asia   #89 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > Ancient
Age Range: 8 - 11 years
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Jacqueline Morley, wherever you are, my boys love your books. They never fail to get jaws to drop and spur on some chuckling. In You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Great Wall of China!: Defenses You'd Rather Not Build, Morley combines facts, humor (e.g., "If the Emperor sends you on an impossible mission, it's best not to return"), and silly illustrations to really teach and entertain about the emperor, the terra cotta warriors, and all about the Great Wall. Great for older kids--not good for the youngers since there's a bunch of icky stuff talked about which is appropriate historically but not good for particular audiences (e.g., "Handy Hint: If you're desperately in debt, sell your children (daughters first) as slaves." and "Handy Hint: Only give birth to sons. A daughter will be a disappointment to your family.")If you want to read my reviews of 35 kids books having to do with China, visit my 7.2.2012 post on myoverthinking(dot)com
As a social studies teacher (this year teaching Ancient Civilizations), I have used this series of books as support material in my classroom. I feel that the author and illustrator have made the facts a lot more fun. By using engaging graphics and understandable text, they have made learning fun for all students
I read this to my sixth graders as part of a lesson on Ancient China. I didn't give it 4 stars because it was a little busy, but other than that, it was an entertaining way to teach. Catching illustrations, and lots of good information.
Great 2nd grade and up kids book if learning about China
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