Queen Elizabeth I said she'd rather die than marry; she had terrible toothache from eating too many sweets; she consulted a wizard before making big decisions; and she drank beer for breakfast and astonished onlookers with her energetic dancing. Richard Brassey's Brilliant Brits series covers famous English personalities, combining colorful drawings, lively captions, and interesting trivia to create a fascinating glimpse into the life of each figure covered.
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Gr. 3-5. It took Elizabeth I two hours each morning to decide which of her 3,000 dresses to wear. She drank beer for breakfast, and she swore a lot. The big events and the personal details of the British monarch's life get lively, irreverent treatment in this concise paperback biography in the Brilliant Brits series. Crisp, clear, comic-book-style pictures show lots of heads being chopped off and personal and political battles--the struggle between Protestants and Catholics, the execution of Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth's mother. The informal style, the art, and the combination of power-struggle tale and trivia will attract middle-graders to the history. Others in the series include The Beatles. Hazel Rochman
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'The combination of direct text and extra cartoon-strip action provides a perfect vehicle for the high-quality information that is packed within the pages of these attractive and unpretentious books. The humour is never overdone, intrusive or gratuitous, and all the elements of art, design and text combine effortlessly to provide an accessible and memorable introduction to these important people from our history, simultaneously providing a rich social context.' -- Nicole Morgan LOOK AT A BOOK (THE GUARDIAN)
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