The Danger Zone 7 Books Collection Set - Fiona Macdonald - Ages 8-12 - Paperback

Titles in This Set. Avoid Sailing with Christopher Columbus!. Avoid Becoming an Aztec Sacrifice!. Avoid Exploring with Captain Cook!. Avoid Being a Roman Soldier!. Avoid Being a Victorian Servant!. Avoid Entering the Ancient Greek Olympics!. Avoid Working in a Victorian Mill!. Details. Condition: Brand New. Format: Paperback. Publisher: Book House. Age Range: 8-12 years. Overview. The Danger Zone is a laugh-out-loud history series that dares young readers to imagine life in the past - and work out exactly why they wouldn't want to live it. This seven-book paperback set whisks children from the deck of Columbus's ship to a Roman army camp, a Victorian cotton mill and the ancient Olympic stadium. Packed with cartoon illustrations, wry captions and genuinely useful facts, it turns tricky historical topics into page-turning adventures ideal for home reading, school topic work and reluctant readers alike. Glossaries and indexes throughout make each book a handy introduction to non-fiction research skills.. About the Books. Each title in The Danger Zone drops readers into a moment of history and dares them to survive it. Avoid Sailing with Christopher Columbus! follows the navigator's scramble to fund his voyages and the perils of Atlantic exploration. Avoid Becoming an Aztec Sacrifice! explores Aztec beliefs, festivals and daily life in Tenochtitlan, while Avoid Exploring with Captain Cook! charts the dangers of Pacific voyages. Avoid Being a Roman Soldier! puts readers in the san...