
You Wouldn't Want To Sail on the Mayflower
Peter Cook(Author)
Hatch (Publisher)
Published on 9. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-83587-411-0 (ISBN)
Description
All aboard the daring voyage across the dangerous Atlantic!
You are one of 102 pilgrims setting off for America to start a life in the new world. Prepare for a long journey of hardship, sickness and wild weather that not everyone will survive. Spoiler alert: arriving on land doesn't mean the treacherous journey is over - you really wouldn't want to set sail on the Mayflower!
The ever-popular 'You Wouldn't Want to Be' series transports readers to some of the grisliest times and places in history, perfect for reluctant readers! The humorous, first-person narrative approach places children directly in the shoes of some of history's most unfortunate people ever to have lived, great for engaging students with the history curriculum and encouraging further non-fiction reading.
You are one of 102 pilgrims setting off for America to start a life in the new world. Prepare for a long journey of hardship, sickness and wild weather that not everyone will survive. Spoiler alert: arriving on land doesn't mean the treacherous journey is over - you really wouldn't want to set sail on the Mayflower!
The ever-popular 'You Wouldn't Want to Be' series transports readers to some of the grisliest times and places in history, perfect for reluctant readers! The humorous, first-person narrative approach places children directly in the shoes of some of history's most unfortunate people ever to have lived, great for engaging students with the history curriculum and encouraging further non-fiction reading.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bonnier Books Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 5 years
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 209 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
150 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83587-411-0 (9781835874110)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Peter Cook, illustrated by Kevin Whelan