Queen Elizabeth I (First Book) [Library Binding]

Robert Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1997 | Age Level: 9 and up | Series: First Book

Follows the life of the strong-willed queen who brought new stability and vitality to England in the sixteenth century.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6?This biography may attract readers with its colorful, appealing cover; clear, unthreatening print; and full-page illustrations, consisting mostly of art reproductions. It also includes Internet sites and a family tree. Unfortunately, the actual text falters. Overly simplistic, Green's writing suffers from confusing chronology, difficult vocabulary, and many omissions. Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema's Good Queen Bess (Four Winds, 1990) is for a slightly younger audience, but more than adequately covers the highlights of Elizabeth's reign and is a better-written book. Catherine Bush's Elizabeth I (Chelsea, 1985), for a slightly older audience, is the most detailed children's biography in print and is also more interesting than Green's study.?Ann W. Moore, Schenectady County Public Library, NY
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From Booklist

Gr. 4^-7. This attractive First Book: Monarchs does a fine job of introducing Queen Elizabeth I and fitting her into the context of her world, an age that eventually bore her name. Green's lively text begins with the reign of Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII, and that of her immediate predecessor, Mary Tudor. The book's focus is on the clash between Catholicism and Protestantism, including Elizabeth's habit of playing suitors of different religions against each other, as well as the sea battles that brought England riches and fame. The book is very handsomely illustrated with portraits of the text's principals; many of the paintings hang in England's National Gallery. The bibliography lists, besides books, a number of Internet sites that help bring the Middle Ages into the modern age. Ilene Cooper

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 64 pages
• Publisher: Franklin Watts (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531203026
• ISBN-13: 978-0531203026
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 7.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,483,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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