Theme: queen

Fox and Phoenix

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

The king of Long City is dying. For Kai Zu, the news means more than it does for most former street rats in the small mountain stronghold, because he and the king’s daughter are close friends. Then the majestic ruler of the ghost dragons orders Kai to travel across the country to the Phoenix Empire, [...]

Descriptors: Asia, Fantasy, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Cleopatra Confesses

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

The last of the pharaohs before the beginning of the Common Era, Cleopatra ascended the throne at age eighteen following the death of her father. Charming as well as smart and ambitious, she made two Roman leaders fall madly in love with her. Her greatest challenge was not her kingdom but her own sisters, blinded [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Egypt, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

How the Amazon Queen Fought the Prince of Egypt

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

Serpot, ruler of a land where women live free, without men, leads her Amazon warriors in battle against Prince Pedikhons of Egypt, who has come to see for himself if women can equal men, even in battle. Includes notes about Assyrian and Egyptian culture and hieroglyphics.

Descriptors: Africa, Egypt, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Syria » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Hatshepsut, His Majesty, Herself

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This is an informative picturebook biography of Egypt’s only successful female pharaoh. Hatshepsut gained Egypt’s throne when all her male siblings — including the half brother whom she married — died. Originally named regent to her nephew, Tuthmosis III, Hatshepsut gradually assumed more and more power, and eventually had herself crowned pharaoh. Since no word [...]

Descriptors: Biography, Egypt, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Queen’s Necklace: A Swedish Folktale

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A cruel and greedy king prizes a pearl necklace above all, but the kind-hearted young woman who becomes his wife gives the pearls away one by one to help the poor.

Descriptors: Europe, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Scandinavia, Sweden » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Little Flower King

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A lonely king in search of a princess to become his queen finds one appearing within one of his beloved tulips. Includes die-cut pages.

Descriptors: Czech Republic, Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fantasy, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Comments closed