You Wouldn't Want to Be Sick in the 16th Century! (You Wouldn't Want to...) (Paperback)

by Kathryn Senior (Author), David Salariya (Illustrator), David Antram (Illustrator) "Your name is Nicholas Knight, and you are a barber surgeon in the 16th century, known in England as Tudor times..." (more)
Key Phrases: barber surgeon

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Children's Press(CT) (March 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531163660
• ISBN-13: 978-0531163665
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #124,732 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best book ever, February 11, 2004

A Kid's Review

This is the grossest book I have ever read and you get all the gross facts with it and this is a good book because you get gross facts. It tells you about the battlefield and how they almost never wash there blades, they were to be decorative not to cut off limbs. This kind of book is great for book shares. Try reading other books in this series and once you start, you can't stop.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Seriously Silly Series!, March 7, 2007

By	J. Grufman (Minnesota) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

We have several of the "You Wouldn't Want to..." series which we used to support our Medieval History as well as some science studies for school. The books are visually appealing for students of all ages with humorous and yes, gross artwork in abundance to illustrate the facts and fallacies presented. There's actually quite a bit of information provided within each title. My 13 year old son still enjoys reading these.

The only reason I didn't give this [..]is because there are only 29 pages per book and I find the cost somewhat prohibitive.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really yucky and cool, January 19, 2004

By	Zheljko Stanimirovic "Zheljko Stanimirovic" (Belgrade, Serbia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Wouldn't Want to Be Sick in the 16th Century (School & Library Binding)

This picturebook is aimed at primary elementary students, and shows the gory life of a 16th century medical staff. It has many yucky details, which the kids love, and is interesting for comparisons of how much the medicine advanced since that age. The facial expressions are real fun, especially all the teeth-clenching of patients faced with primitive medical tools (which seem to inflict more pain than cure).