You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece!: A Life You'd Rather Not Have

Fiona Macdonald

Franklin Watts, Sep 1, 2001 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages

Fiona MacDonald studied history at Cambridge University and at the University of East Anglia. She has taught in schools, adult education and university, and is the author of numerous books for children on historical topics.

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Review: You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece!: A Life You'd Rather Not Have (You Wouldn't Want to...)

User Review  - Dolly - Goodreads

This is the fourth book we've read in the You Wouldn't Want To... series. I like that they tackle serious historical events and show the not-so-nice side of human behavior, but in a somewhat humorous ...

Review: You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece!: A Life You'd Rather Not Have (You Wouldn't Want to...)

User Review  - Jennifer - Goodreads

This was just what I hoped and expected. Great summary of the subject.

About the author

Award-winning author Fiona Macdonald studied history at Cambridge and is the author of more than 100 information books for young people.

Antram was born in Brighton, England. He studied at Eastbourne College of Art and then worked in advertising for 15 years before becoming a full-time artist.

Bibliographic information

• Title: You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece!: A Life You'd Rather Not Have; You Wouldn't Want To... Series
• Author: Fiona Macdonald
• Illustrated by: David Antram
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Franklin Watts, 2001
• ISBN: 0531146006, 9780531146002
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Ancient; Juvenile Nonfiction / History / General