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Kings, queens, rulers, etc
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HatshepsutPresents a short illustrated biography of Hatshepsut, first female Pharoah of ancient Egypt; and discusses her early childhood, how she became queen, and how she was able to become Pharoah. |
B HATSHEPSUT |
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The ForetellingGrowing up the daughter of an Amazon queen who shuns her, Rain rebels against the ways of her tribe through her sister-like relationship with Io and her feelings for a boy from a tribe of wanderers. |
FIC HOF |
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Mary, Bloody MaryMary Tudor, who would reign briefly as Queen of England during the mid-sixteenth century, tells the story of her troubled childhood as daughter of King Henry VIII. |
FIC MEY |
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Patience, Princess CatherineIn 1501 fifteen-year-old Catherine of Aragon arrives in England to marry Arthur, the eldest son of King Henry VII, but soon finds her expectations of a happy settled life radically changed when Arthur |
FIC MEY |
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The Edge On the SwordIn ninth-century Britain, fifteen-year-old Aethelflaed, daughter of King Alfred of West Saxony, finds she must assume new responsibilities much sooner than expected when she is betrothed to Ethelred o |
FIC TIN |
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The Whale RiderAs her beloved grandfather, chief of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, struggles to lead in difficult times and to find a male successor, young Kahu is developing a mysterious relationship wit |
FIC IHI |
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Rulers of Ancient EgyptDiscusses five famous and influential leaders of ancient Egypt. Included are Queen Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, Tutankhamon, Ramses II, and Cleopatra. |
920 Rob |
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King ArthurExamines both the legends and the facts surrounding the literary and historical figure of Britain's King Arthur. |
B Arthur |
