Hatshepsut: - The Princess Who Became King

Zusatztext "Illustrated with clear! color photos of artifacts and sites as well as colorful maps...this provides an accessible introduction to Hatshepsut and her times." ?Booklist Informationen zum Autor Ellen Galford has written and edited illustrated books for adults and younger readers on a wide variety of subjects, including archaeology, ancient and medieval social history, costume, genealogy, folklore and mythology, and the history of the Olympic Games. A former college lecturer, newspaper journalist, and broadcaster, she is also the author of several novels and has written fiction and nonfiction pieces for many anthologies. Klappentext NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WORLD HISTORY BIOGRAPHIES(TM)Read the incredible true story of Hatshepsut's palace childhood and her adult life as Egypt's female pharaoh. *Discover the real life of an Egyptian princess! from the games she played to the clothes she wore *A timeline highlights Hatshepsut's life and achievements -- and puts them in a broader context of world history *Illustrations and maps bring Hatshepsut's Egypt vividly to life! from its festivals to its mummies Zusammenfassung She was the Egyptian girl who became a master politician and a supreme stateswoman. Inheriting her father's throne along with her young stepson! Hatshepsut was soon crowned pharaoh in her own right. This is the startling tale of a woman's rise to power within the patriarchal society of ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut was shrewdly conveyed as a masculine ruler in all public statues and artwork! and donned male dress and a false beard in person. She ruled Egypt for decades! claiming her rightful place in the history of this great civilization. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

Product details

• Authors: Ellen Galford, Stephanie Harvey, National Geographic Learning, P. David Pearson
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2005
• EAN: 9780792236450
• ISBN: 978-0-7922-3645-0
• Dimensions: 183 mm x 255 mm x 12 mm
• Series: World history biographies; National Geographic World History Biographies; National Geographic World Hist; National Geographic World Hist; World history biographies; National Geographic World History Biographies
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies