Synopses & Reviews
This series of historical accounts profiles strong women who took extraordinary measures to achieve and maintain power—including murder, deception, and black magic—examining the womens reputations in the context of their eras. Just how wicked were they? The books allow readers to decide for themselves if these infamous ladies were indeed heartless and evil or simply out of touch and making the most of their circumstances.The true account of an empress that was loved, feared, deified, and hated is presented in this illustrated narrative, detailing the life and sovereignty of Agrippina. An ambitious Roman, Agrippina murdered and married her way to the throne and to being declared a goddess, making many enemies along the way—including her own son. With details about how she came to power, lived, and died, this resource also includes information about ancient Roman society.
Synopsis
The true account of an empress that was loved, feared, deified, and hated is presented in this illustrated narrative, detailing the life and sovereignty of Agrippina. An ambitious Roman, Agrippina murdered and married her way to the throne and to being declared a goddess, making many enemies along the wayincluding her own son. With details about how she came to power, lived, and died, this resource also includes information about ancient Roman society.
Synopsis
Ambitious Roman empress Agrippina murdered and married her way to the throneand to being declared a goddess. She made many enemies, including her own son. But was she really all that atrocious?
Gorgeous illustrations and an intelligent, evocative story bring to life a real dastardly dame whose lust for power lost her the love of her people, and eventually, her life.
About the Author
Shirin Yim Bridges first book, Ruby's Wish, was a Publishers Weekly Best Childrens 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/CNNs Top 10 Lists and was also named a Best Childrens 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.
Peter Malone has illustrated over twenty childrens books for such publishers as Chronicle, Knopf, Putnam, Running Press, and Scholastic. In addition to creating gorgeous illustrations, he wrote the book, Close to the Wind, about the use of the Beaufort scale for measuring wind force at sea. School Library Journal called it informative and utterly charming.” He lives in Bath, England, with his wife, a restorer of paintings, and their two grown daughters.