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Hatshepsut of Egypt (The Thinking Girl's Treasury of Real Princesses)
Hatshepsut of Egypt - The Thinking Girl's Treasury of Real Princesses Author:Shirin Yim Bridges When explorers first chipped a hole through a wall and shined a light into Tutankhamun's tomb, everything it touched glinted with gold and gleamed with silver. The boy-king so surrounded by this treasure would become one of the most famous names in history. But it was a less-famous princess who had accumulated a lot of the wealth that was buried... more » in that tomb. Her name was Hatshepsut. How did she make Egypt so rich? And how did she come to be buried, like Tutankhamun, in the Valley of the Kings?
Richly illustrated and narrated with touches of irreverent humor, this book brings to life the story of a real and remarkable princess who had the nerve to declare herself Pharaoh.
Shirin Yim Bridges' first picture book, Ruby's Wish, was named one of the Best Children's Books of 2002 by Publishers Weekly, and won the Ezra Jack Keats award for 2003. It is on several state reading lists and has been translated into six languages. The Umbrella Queen, Shirin's second book, was named one of the Best Children's Books of 2009 by TIME/CNN and the Bank Street College of Education. Both books are about girls who manage to do what few think possible. Now, The Thinking Girl's Treasury of Real Princesses brings Shirin's lyrical storytelling to some of the most inspiring tales in history - about girls who really did manage to do what few thought possible.
Albert Nguyen grew up in Minnesota before moving to San Francisco. He received his MFA from the Academy of Art in 2006. In addition to being fond of drawing, painting, comics, and cartoons, Albert has a special affection for chubby animals. This is his first children's book.« less