Page 1 of 3,
Click on a book title for more details
Anacaona, Golden Flower
Edwidge Danticat
Hardcover - $18.95
Danticat brings Haiti's beautiful and heroic queen to life. Queen Anacaona's island was peaceful until the Spanish explorers conquered it in 1492. The conquistadors were cruel to Anacaona's people, and when they revolted, their queen was resigned to ...
Blue Jacket : War Chief of the Shawnees
Allan W. Eckert
Paperback - $24.95
In the year 1771, a white boy named Marmaduke Van Swearingen was captured by Shawnee Indians in what is now West Virginia, but was then the edge of the American frontier. Impressed with his bravery, he was not killed but instead was taken to Ohio whe ...
Cleopatra and the King's Enemies : Based on a True Story of Cleopatra in Egypt
Joan Holub
Library Binding - $28.95
Young Cleopatra
wonders if beauty is more important than wisdom, like her older sisters say. But when unrest among the kingdom's peasants puts her father in danger, Princess Cleopatra must use her brains to save her family.
Cleopatra and the King's Enemies : Young Princesses Around the World
Joan Holub
Paperback - $8.95
An award-winning author presents stories of real-life princesses from all over the world in this new series that introduces youngsters to some of history's most well-known--and powerful--women. These titles are based on true stories of Egypt's Cleopa ...
Diogenes' Lantern
Francoise Kerisel
Hardcover - $11.95
What do the exploits of a wise old philosopher, a brave young knight, and a musician prince have in common? Each of these three charming parables offers young readers a distinctive point of view and a valuable message about life. With whimsical color ...
Kazunomiya : Prisoner of Heaven
Kathryn Lasky
Hardcover - $18.95
Intrigue and danger increase as Princess Kazunomiya's once-sheltered life in 19th-century Japan changes in this latest addition to the Royal Diaries series by a Newbery Honor-winning author. Illustrations.
The Captive Princess : A Story Based on the Life of Young Pocahontas
Wendy Lawton
Paperback - $13.95
Based on the true story of Pocahontas, this book focuses on her early life asa curious ten-year-old Algonquin princess.
Nzingha : Warrior Queen of Matamba
Patricia C. McKissack
Hardcover - $18.95
In her first book for The Royal Diaries series, Newbery Honor author Patricia C. McKissack presents the very wise Nzingha, caught up in her people's fight against Portuguese slave traders.