Diana: Princess Of The People (Gateway Biographies) [Library Binding]

Tanya Lee Stone (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Series: Gateway Biographies

One of the most well-known figures of our time, Diana, Princess of Wales, lived a short but meaningful life. She used her royal status and high profile to help many people and to give the royal family a human, approachable face. This book follows her life from childhood to its sudden end and examines the challenges she faced being in the public eye.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6-This concise biography touches upon major events in the life of the late Princess Diana. The first third focuses on her early years. Her parents' divorce and remarriages are discussed, as is the dislike that Diana and her siblings felt toward their stepmother. Her courtship with Prince Charles is presented in a workmanlike manner. Stone writes that, "...people knew that Prince Charles was more interested in finding a woman that would fill the role of a princess than he was in falling in love." Diana's bouts with depression and bulimia are briefly mentioned. Her extensive work with charities is discussed, and a listing of organizations that she supported is appended. Full-color photos appear throughout. A suitable choice for students doing research or who are interested in reading about the late princess.
Lisa Gangemi Krapp, formerly at Sousa Elementary School, Port Washington, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Author

Diana: Princess of the People tells young readers the story of Diana's life, from details of her childhood and the pets she loved to her fairy tale wedding and adjusting to the life of royalty. Both her battle with an eating disorder and her relationship with Dodi Fayed are discussed in a manner sensitive to young readers. This book also highlights the many charitable causes that Diana gave her heart to on a daily basis.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761312625
• ISBN-13: 978-0761312628
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #589,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tanya Lee Stone is an award-winning author of books for kids and teens. Stone went to performing arts high school in New Haven, CT and went on to major in English at Oberlin College (and study Voice at Oberlin Conservatory). After graduation she moved to New York and became an editor. Stone was an editor for more than a dozen years and has a Masters Degree in Science Education. She teaches Writing for Children at Champlain College.

After moving to Vermont, Stone became a full-time writer and has published more than 90 books for young readers. She writes picture books, nonfiction, and Young Adult fiction. Her newest nonfiction books have garnered some major awards. Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream (Candlewick 09), received a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, Jane Addams Honor, YALSA Nonfiction Finalist, Orbis Pictus Honor, and was awarded ALA's Sibert Medal for the best nonfiction book for young readers of 2010. The Good the Bad, and the Barbie won SCBWI's Golden Kite Award for the best nonfiction book of the year for 2011.

Her Young Adult novel, A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl (Wendy Lamb/Random House) was an IRA Young Adult Choice, an ALA Quick Picks, an NYPL Book for the Teen Age, and SLJ Book of the Month. Her newest nonfiction picture books, Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote and Sandy's Circus: A Story About Alexander Calder received starred reviews and were put on several state award lists. Elizabeth Leads the Way is also an ALA Notable, an Amelia Bloomer Award title, and a CBC Notable Social Studies Book.

Forthcoming titles include picture books about Elizabeth Blackwell and Jane Addams, as well as a YA nonfiction book about the first black paratroopers in WWII called Courage Has No Color.