You Wouldn't Want to Be Sick in the 16th Century!: Diseases You'd Rather Not Catch (You Wouldn't Want to...)

My kids enjoyed reading this book when learning about history. This book is on the gross side, so my boys found it completely fascinating. Lots of pictures (illustrations) and lots of information. I’d say kids 3rd grade and up can easily read it themselves. Younger than that and you may consider reading it to them. We used this as a supplement for Story of the World Volume 3.

Love this series. This is the second book I have read in the series and is a great catalyst that can lead to many discussions for them to learn the how's and why's that shaped our present world. Kids love guts and gore, and with this book, the whole 16th century becomes way more interesting. The illustrations are humorous and the book covers a lot of ground. It also serves to remind students how lucky we are to be in this age and not one of the more barbaric ones. Great teaching tool!

This may be a kids book but my 50 year old son brought it to worki to share,everyone loved it.

Pretty gross although that could be characteristic of the time period. The book had some interesting trivia in it however not as much factual data is I was hoping for.

This series of books are well designed. The heavy use of pictures with short descriptions are perfect for keeping a child's interest. Just enough information is given with vividly drawn pictures, allowing one to be pulled in and absorbed by the content.My son is 8 and this series totally captivates him! It's a fun book to look at and read through together as well. Quite informative!

While much of the content is gross, it is factual. My children love reading about history in this format and retain most of the information after one reading. This book in the series follows a Barber Surgeon from apprenticeship to death, while learning about the different diseases, illnesses, and cures of the 16th century. If your child is squeamish, this isn't really a book for them since it does cover leeches, bloodletting, amputation, etc.

This book was used for my introduction to health care class. the students all thought it was intresting and funny. the pictures were well done and complimented the story.

The book was very interesting to read. Very informational. i loved it!! I really liked the illustration's in this book. I do plan on ordering more in this series!!