Ten Queens: Portraits of Women of Power

Details:

Author: Milton Meltzer
Illustrator: Bethanne Andersen
Language: English
Reading Level: Grades 7 to 9
Pages: 144
Publisher: Dutton Children's Books

Size:

Weight: 1.4 Pounds
Length: 11 Inches
Width: 8.3 Inches
Height: 0.3 Inches

Synopsis:

Profiles of 10 queens who, according to the author, are monarchs not because "they happened to marry a king" but because they "ruled in their own right, by themselves. Or if they sat on thrones beside a king had as much or more to say about governing than their husbands." Covering a wide variety of time periods and locations, this book features biographies of Esther (5th century B.C., Queen of Persia), Cleopatra (69-30 B.C, Queen of Egypt), Boudicca (c. 28-62, Queen of the Iceni of Britain), Zenobia (third century, Queen of Palmyra of Syria), Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204, Queen of France and England), Isabel (1451-1504, Queen of Spain), Elizabeth I (1533-1603, Queen of England), Christina (1626-1689, Queen of Sweden), Maria Theresa (1717-1780, Empress of Austria), and Catherine the Great (1729-1796, Empress of Russia). Illustrated with oil paintings.

Industry Reviews:

"...delineates well and clearly what these women accomplished, and how they changed the course of history for good and ill....destined to be a favorite."
(05/01/1998)

Publisher Notes:

First Line: One of the earliest queens known to us is Esther, the Jewish wife of King Ahasuerus of Persia. Her story is found in the Old Testament, in the Book of Esther. Jews around the world celebrate her heroism every year with the Feast of Purim, an immensely popular folk festival held in early spring.

Book Details Summary:

The title of this book is Ten Queens: Portraits of Women of Power and it was written by Milton Meltzer , Bethanne Andersen (Illustrator). This edition of Ten Queens: Portraits of Women of Power is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is December 2003 and it has a suggested retail price of $14.99. There are 144 pages in the book and it was published by Dutton Children's Books. The 10 digit ISBN is 0525471588 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780525471585.