Ten Queens
Portraits of Women of Power
Meltzer, Milton
Andersen, Bethanne (ILT)
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
From the courage and beauty of Esther (5th century B.C.) to the fierce battle tactics of Boudicca (A.D. c. 62) to the reforming spirit of Catherine the Great (1729-1796), here are ten essays about the personal and political natures of ten queens by an author who has been called "arguably the best writer of social history for children and adolescents ever." Most of these queens were, by today's standards, astonishingly young. Some were schooled to rule, others not. But all were ambitious, passionate, and determined to hold power. And all, in their successes and failures, ideals and compromises, assumptions and privileges, present interesting contrasts with the lives of modern women. Ten Queens was celebrated as a Booklist Editors' Choice, a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, an International Reading Association's Teachers' Choice, and a Bank Street College Best Book, among many other citations.
AUTHOR BIO
Milton Meltzer has written over ninety books for young people and has received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for a lasting contribution to literature for children.
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ISBN: 0525471588
ISBN(13-digit): 9780525471585
Dewey Decimal: 920.72
Library of Congress: BL2004000423
Book Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 144
Paper Weight (lb): 1.43 lb
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