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Informationen zum Autor Shirin Yim Bridges’ first book, Ruby's Wish, was a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book and won the Ezra Jack Keats award. It is on several state reading lists, has been translated into seven languages, and is now in its eleventh edition. The Umbrella Queen made TIME/CNN’s Top 10 Lists and was also named a Best Children’s Book by the Bank Street College of Education. Horrible Hauntings won an IRA/CBC Children's Choices Award. Mary Wrightly So Politely launched in April 2013 to starred reviews in both Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. To date, every book that Shirin has written or published has achieved national acclaim.Responsible for the pen-and-watercolor illustrations that bring our princesses to life, Albert Nguyen received his MFA from the Academy of Art in 2006. He grew up in Minnesota before moving to San Francisco. In addition to being fond of drawing, painting, comics, and cartoons, Albert has a special affection for chubby animals.The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Real Princesses are his first children’s books. Klappentext The real and remarkable princess Artemisia lived thousands of years ago in the world of the ancient Greeks. Women were expected to obey their husbands in all matters, play no part in public life, and stay inside the house. This illustrated book details how Artemisia grew up to be an exception in ancient Greece--becoming not only a sailor and a ship's captain but also a famous admiral. Zusammenfassung Princess Artemisia lived thousands of years ago in the world of the ancient Greeks. This book details how Artemisia grew up to be an exception in ancient Greece - becoming not only a sailor and a ship's captain but also a famous admiral. It also has sections on the clothes Artemisia wore, the foods she ate, and why she is remembered today.
