by Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema
Four Winds Press (1990)
Interest Level: Grades 5 up
Awards and Honors: ALA Notable Book; Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Honor Book for Non-Fiction; IRA Teacher's Choices; Parenting Magazine Reading Magic Award, Ten Best Books; Parents' Magazine Best Kids Books; American Bookseller Pick of the Lists; Booklist Editor's Choice; Upper Midwest Booksellers' Association, Booksellers' Choice; Notable Children's Books in the Field of Social Studies; The Library of Congress Recommended Books For Children; nominee for the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Alabama Emphasis on Reading Award, the Kentucky Bluegrass Award, the Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award; starred reviews, Booklist, Horn Book.
Genre Category: Biography
Book Type: Picture book
Summary: The life of Elizabeth I is a fascinating study of a neglected child raised in intrigue and danger who goes on to become one of the most important rulers in her time (if not for centuries to come). This picture book fits a lot of information into a small space. Stanley combines British history with biographical information about Queen Elizabeth without getting bogged down in the minutae that signified life at court during her day.
Online Connections:
1. Author's page: http://www.dianestanley.com/
2. Learn more about Queen Elizabeth I at http://www.elizabethi.org/
Book Connections:
1. Bard of Avon: The story of William Shakespeare by Diane Stanley
2. Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 by Kathryn Lasky
Keywords: Queens, Kings, Henry VIII, Great Britain
Four Winds Press (1990)
Interest Level: Grades 5 up
Awards and Honors: ALA Notable Book; Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Honor Book for Non-Fiction; IRA Teacher's Choices; Parenting Magazine Reading Magic Award, Ten Best Books; Parents' Magazine Best Kids Books; American Bookseller Pick of the Lists; Booklist Editor's Choice; Upper Midwest Booksellers' Association, Booksellers' Choice; Notable Children's Books in the Field of Social Studies; The Library of Congress Recommended Books For Children; nominee for the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Alabama Emphasis on Reading Award, the Kentucky Bluegrass Award, the Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award; starred reviews, Booklist, Horn Book.
Genre Category: Biography
Book Type: Picture book
Summary: The life of Elizabeth I is a fascinating study of a neglected child raised in intrigue and danger who goes on to become one of the most important rulers in her time (if not for centuries to come). This picture book fits a lot of information into a small space. Stanley combines British history with biographical information about Queen Elizabeth without getting bogged down in the minutae that signified life at court during her day.
Online Connections:
1. Author's page: http://www.dianestanley.com/
2. Learn more about Queen Elizabeth I at http://www.elizabethi.org/
Book Connections:
1. Bard of Avon: The story of William Shakespeare by Diane Stanley
2. Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 by Kathryn Lasky
Keywords: Queens, Kings, Henry VIII, Great Britain
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